The ethics of industry sponsorship of charities

Nathan Grills examines unhealthy alliances that highlight corporate social irresponsibility

1 Nossal Institute of Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: nathangrills@gmail.com

Acknowledgements:

I thank Bruce Bolam, Rob Moodie and Priscilla Robinson for advice on the content of this article.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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