Building trust and transparency: health consumer organisation–pharmaceutical industry relationships
Lisa Parker
A D , Anthony Brown B and Leanne Wells C
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A Evidence, Policy and Influence Collaborative, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.
B Health Consumers NSW, Suite 3/Level 8, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Email: abrown@hcnsw.org.au
C Consumers Health Forum of Australia, 7B/17 Napier Close, Deakin, ACT 2600, Australia. Email: L.Wells@chf.org.au
D Corresponding author. Email: lisa.parker@sydney.edu.au
Australian Health Review 45(3) 393-394 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH20206
Submitted: 5 August 2020 Accepted: 18 August 2020 Published: 3 December 2020
Keywords: best practice, ethics, funding, health consumer organisation (HCO), health policy, health services, pharmaceutical industry.
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