The definition of adequate care in externally sponsored clinical trials: The terminological controversy about the concept "standard of care"

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-130

  Ehni, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a Institut fur Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control group; International research ethics; Placebo use; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL GROUP; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTROL GROUPS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; TERMINOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION;

EID: 32644443759     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0012-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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