title: Addressing diversion effects.
abstract: Alan Wertheimer argues that those who promulgate principles of research ethics have a responsibility to take into account the diversion effects of those principles. In this commentary, I argue that Wertheimer's proposal that diversion effects should be considered when promulgating principles of research ethics makes sense, but it often may be best to deal with these effects once a principle has been accepted and implemented, rather than focusing on them at the outset.
authors: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC 27709, USA.
authors: David B
authors: DB
authors: Resnik
keywords: diversion effects; principles; research ethics