Alderman Jess
JD-MPH programs at the University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, USA.
J Law Med Ethics. 2007 Winter;35(4):692-8, 513. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2007.00191.x.
The statements of physicians who serve as expert witnesses for the tobacco industry reveal subtle but significant problems. Some expert testimony obfuscates the important issues, and some initially reasonable statements later evolve into extreme positions during cross-examination. Such statements fall into a "gray area" of professional ethics, potentially misleading juries and adversely affecting professional integrity. Medical associations can and should strongly enforce professional standards that do not tolerate tobacco industry influence on physician expert witnesses.
担任烟草行业专家证人的医生的陈述揭示了一些微妙但重要的问题。一些专家证词模糊了重要问题，一些最初合理的陈述在交叉询问过程中后来演变成极端立场。这些陈述陷入了职业道德的“灰色地带”，可能会误导陪审团并对职业操守产生不利影响。医学协会能够且应该大力执行不容忍烟草行业对医生专家证人施加影响的专业标准。
