ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Ethics of research practice in clinical medicine

Ziganshina LE1,2,3, Ziganshin AU2
About authors

1 Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia

2 Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia

3 Рeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Liliya E. Ziganshina
ul. Barrikadnaya, 2/1, b. 1, Moscow, 125993, Russia; moc.liamg@ngizel

About paper

Author contribution: Ziganshina LE — selection and analysis of literature, text writing; Ziganshin AU — literature analysis, text editing.

Received: 2023-02-07 Accepted: 2023-03-05 Published online: 2023-03-13
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