Medical Research Systems in Europe -- Contents -- Background to the symposium -- Medical education, care, and research in Austria -- The medical research system in Belgium -- Medical education, care, and research in Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) -- Medical education, care, and research in Bulgaria -- Medical research in relation to medical education in Denmark -- Medical education, care, and research in Finland -- The organization and support of biomedical research in France -- Medical education, care, and research in the German Democratic Republic -- Medical education) care, and research in the Federal Republic of Germany -- Medical research systems in Europe: Greece -- Medical research systems in Europe: Hungary -- Medical education, care, and research in the Republic of Ireland -- Medical education, care, and research in Italy -- Medical education, care, and research in the Netherlands -- Medical education, care, and research in Norway -- Medical research, education, and care in Poland -- Medical education, care, and research in Portugal -- Some aspects of the organization of medical research in Romania -- Biomedical research in Spain -- Medical research, education, and care in Sweden -- Medical care, research, and education in Switzerland -- Some observations on the medical research system in Yugoslavia -- Introduction to the discussions -- The influence of different systems of medical education on medical research -- Clinical and community-medicineresearch -- The place of research institutes in a medical research system -- Optimal deployment of public and private research funds -- European co-operation in medical research -- Summary and conclusions from the discussions -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.