conflict of interest

con·flict of in·ter·est

a conflict between the professional or personal interests and needs of a health care provider and his or her professional responsibilities toward a patient or other consumer (for example, financial gain based on a particular outcome or use of one drug rather than another).

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con·flict of in·ter·est

(kon'flik in'tĕr-ĕst)

Contradiction between the professional or personal interests and needs of a health care provider and his or her professional responsibilities toward a patient.

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