Scandals have eroded US public's confidence in drug industry

In this news article by Jeanne Lenzer (31 July, p 247) we wrongly said that one of the authors of a study on the sources of lead in children living near a smelter failed to acknowledge that her husband owned the smelter in question. In fact, her husband didn't own the smelter; he owned the consulting firm that advised the owner of the smelter.