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The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines ethics as the “science of morals.” Glaser considered that a discussion of ethical problems should embrace both an assumption of right and wrong and a definition of how things are and not just how things should be [26]. Moreover, ethical problems concern the individual rather than the community. The community may benefit from the results of a trial but no individual should be asked to take an unreasonable risk to benefit the community. Problems arise when we are forced to consider what is reasonable.
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Bulpitt, C.J. (1983). Ethical Considerations. In: Randomised Controlled Clinical Trials. Developments in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6358-4_3
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