Recommended course literature
Laake P., H.B. Benestad and B.R. Olsen: ”Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences", Elsevier-AP, Amsterdam 2007, ISBN: 978-0-12-373874-5
Haakon B. Benestad & Jens-Gustav Iversen: An introduction to biomedical laboratory research, 1999,
Theory of science, research ethics and science ethics:
Hofmann, Bjørn; Holm, Søren; Iversen, Jens Gustav Heber. Philosophy of Science. In: Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences. London: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373874-5. p. 1-32
Holm, Søren.. Ethics and Scientific Conduct. In: Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences. London: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373874-5. p. 33-52.
Iversen B.G., Hofmann B., Aavitsland P.Questions on causality and responsibility arising from an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Norway. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008; 5: 22. doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-22.
Hofmann, B. That's not science! The role of moral philosophy in the science/non-science divide. Theor Med Bioeth. 2007;28(3):243-56.
Solbakk JH, Vidal SM. Clinical research ethics. In: Ruth Chadwick (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, Elsevier Ltd.