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Title
Ghost Marketing.
Abstract
The article reports on the use of ghost marketing in medical journals in the U.S. It discusses the use of third-party medical education or marketing companies by pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer to create articles then recruit prominent physicians or scientists to sign on as the authors. It notes that the move will increase the chance of the article getting published and raises the credibility of the findings and conclusions. The author explores the bad effects of such action.