Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine
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Merck, the drug manufacturer responsible for Vioxx, Gardasil and other blockbusters, has been publishing a fake, peer-reviewed journal with favorable-looking data to promote its products. Medical publisher Elsevier, which also publishes the Lancet, admitted in May 2009 that it produced The Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine without disclosing sponsorship from Merck. The publisher has also revealed that six publications were paid for by drug companies between 2000 and 2005, making them "elaborate marketing tools".[1]
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- ↑ Pharmacy Europe. Publisher admits drug company links. Accessed on 9 May 2009
