1. The Ghosts of Journals Past.
- Author
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Brynko, Barbara
- Subjects
PUBLISHING ,ROFECOXIB ,ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
This article focuses on the controversy concerning publisher Elsevier that emerged from a publishing venture in Australia. A civil suit was filed by consumer Graeme Peterson against Merck and its Australian subsidiary Merck, Sharp & Dohme Australia for the negative health effects while taking painkiller Vioxx from Merck. There are now questions on Merck's marketing strategy for the drug through a publication owned by Elsevier. An article on the Internet revealed that money was paid to Elsevier to publish papers favoring Vioxx.
- Published
- 2009