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On the Importance of the Institution and Social Self in a Sociology of Conflicts of Interest

Comment on “Toward a Sociology of Conflict of Interest in Medical Research” by Sarah Winch and Michael Sinnott

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The original article by Sarah Winch and Michael Sinnott, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 8(4): 389–391, can be located at DOI 10.1007/s11673-011-9332-0.

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Mayes, C. On the Importance of the Institution and Social Self in a Sociology of Conflicts of Interest. Bioethical Inquiry 9, 217–218 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-012-9355-1

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