Subject indifference and the justification of placebo-controlled trials

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 12-13

  Veatch, Robert M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 0036513756     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651602317533541     Document Type: Note

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