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Medical research scientists make ethical value judgments in research
05-14-2007 · EurekAlert!Weill Cornell Medical College study published in the current issue of European Journal of Epidemiology, the paper finds that the framing of the research question, identification of the problem, as well as the design and methodology of the study are all subject to value judgments by investigators.
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