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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0001-6002</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. costarric]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0001-6002</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0001-60022023000300146</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El conflicto de intereses en la profesión médica: omnipresente e inevitable]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The conflict of interest in the medical profession: pervasive and inevitable]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinoza-Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Rosario]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Servicio de Medicina Interna y Unidad de Investigación en Salud.]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ San José]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>65</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>146</fpage>
<lpage>149</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0001-60022023000300146&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0001-60022023000300146&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0001-60022023000300146&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Objetivo: Describir los conflictos de intereses en la profesión médica, su naturaleza omnipresente y la importancia de la transparencia para la preservación de la integridad y la objetividad en la práctica médica y la investigación. Métodos: Para la fundamentación de este artículo, se revisaron diferentes publicaciones sobre el conflicto de intereses, incluidos editoriales, ensayos éticos, tratados filosóficos y textos legales tanto nacionales como internacionales. Resultados: De acuerdo con la literatura consultada, en el ejercicio profesional de la medicina, los conflictos de intereses son omnipresentes, derivan de diversas fuentes y pueden alterar de manera consciente o inconsciente la práctica médica. Conclusión: Tener apertura sobre los propios conflictos de intereses y declararlos debidamente permite a todos, incluidos pacientes, colegas, empleadores y público general, juzgar por sí mismos si una relación en particular puede estar influyendo en las acciones de un médico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Objectives: To describe conflicts of interest in the medical profession, their pervasive nature, and the importance of transparency for the preservation of integrity and objectivity in medical practice and research. Methods: For the substantiation of this article, different publications on the subject were reviewed, including editorials, ethical essays, philosophical treatises, and legal texts both national and international. Results: According to the literature consulted, in the professional practice of medicine conflicts of interest are omnipresent, derive from various sources and can consciously or unconsciously alter medical practice. Conclusion: Being open about one&#8217;s own conflicts of interest and properly declaring them allows everyone, including patients, colleagues, employers, and the public, to judge for themselves whether a particular relationship may be influencing a doctor&#8217;s actions.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ética]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[investigación.]]></kwd>
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