Secrecy Dispute Pits Brown Researcher Against Company

David Kern, an occupational health physician, claims that his research on an outbreak of lung disease at a local textile plant is being suppressed by a hospital affiliated with Brown University. He says that his clinic was closed in retaliation.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1997-04, Vol.276 (5312), p.523-525
Main Author: Roush, Wade
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Freedom
Colleges & universities
Confidentiality
Disease
Hospitals
Internal Medicine
Kern, David
Lungs
Medical research
Medical Schools
Occupational Safety and Health
Organic Chemistry
Physicians
Textiles
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Summary:David Kern, an occupational health physician, claims that his research on an outbreak of lung disease at a local textile plant is being suppressed by a hospital affiliated with Brown University. He says that his clinic was closed in retaliation.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.276.5312.523a