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Teaching the ethics of healthcare commercialization through english-language case studies: medical and economics students’ perspectives

Melnikova EY
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Yaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Elena Y Melnikova
Revolutsionnaya Str., 5, Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia; ur.liam@18leniv

Received: 2026-06-16 Accepted: 2026-07-26 Published online: 2026-08-14
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