Ethics capacity building in low- income countries: Ethiopia as a case study
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E-post: [email protected] Ingrid Miljeteig (born 1975), MD, associate professor of medical ethics, Global Health Priorities research group University of Bergen, special advisor in R&D Bergen Hospital Trust (Helse Bergen). She leads the collaboration in ethics education between the University of Bergen, Bergen Hospital Trust and Addis Ababa University. The author has completed the ICMJE form and reports no conflicts of interest.
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