The relevance of empirical research in bioethics

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-41

  Miller, Franklin G ^a   Wendler, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical ethics research; Placebo controlled trials; Research ethics; Stored samples; Therapeutic misconception

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOETHICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICISM; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 30344466352     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj004     Document Type: Article

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