Behrends, Matthias (2004): Conflicts of Interest - General Reflections and Ethical Implications
The relationship between medical practice and research and their economic context often leads to conflicts of interest. These conflicts arise because the economic goals of the healthcare industry can sometimes clash with ethical considerations.
Behrends, Matthias (2004): Conflicts of Interest - General Reflections and Ethical Implications
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Conflicts of Interest
Medical Ethics
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"Medical practice and research are embedded in an economic environment which evidently is oriented towards economic goals. By way of no incrimination one has to accept this as perhaps the most important structural cause of conflicts of interest." (p. 7)
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Behrends, Matthias (2004): Conflicts of Interest - General Reflections and Ethical Implications. In Euromeds 2 (11), p. 7.