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There is an emerging awareness of the possibility of conflicts of interest in the practice of medicine in Croatia. The paper examines areas within the medical profession where conflicts of interest can and have occurred, probably not only in Croatia. Particularly addressed are situations when a doctor may have dual obligations and how independent ethics committees can help in decreasing the influence of a conflict of interest. The paper also presents extracts from the Croatian Code of Ethics for the medical profession that address problems of conflict of interest.
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Vrhovac, B. Conflict of interest in Croatia: Doctors with dual obligations. SCI ENG ETHICS 8, 309–316 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-002-0049-7
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