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Conflict of interest in medicine in lithuania: legal and ethical aspects

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The current legal framework within the Lithuanian health system is described including a review of the physician’s autonomy, rights and duties, and patients’ rights including the right to reimbursement. The role of ethical codes and the law are discussed.

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  1. Lithuanian Parliament, Gedimino 53, LT-2026, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Rytis Virbalis MD, MPH (Senior Adviser to Committee on Health Affairs)

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Virbalis, R. Conflict of interest in medicine in lithuania: legal and ethical aspects. SCI ENG ETHICS 8, 349–352 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-002-0054-x

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