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Conflict of interest in medical research in Estonia

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An area where conflicts of interest can take place in Estonia is in the conduct of clinical trials. The paper lists the main areas where such conflicts of interest can occur. The author also briefly discusses Estonia’s current position with regard to regulating genetic information and the commencement of the Estonian Genome Project.

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  1. World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki, Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, revised October 2000 at the 52nd WMA General Assembly, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  2. Human Genes Research Act (in English: http://www.legaltext.ee/en/andwebaas/ava.asp?m=012)

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  1. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, 2 Puusepa Street, 51014, TARTU, Estonia

    Arvo Tikk MD, PhD (Chairman of Estonian Council on Bioethics)

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Tikk, A. Conflict of interest in medical research in Estonia. SCI ENG ETHICS 8, 317–318 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-002-0050-1

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