Is a placebo-controlled surgical trial an oxymoron?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-283

  Boyle, Krystene ^a   Batzer, Frances R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxymoron; Placebo controlled; Randomized controlled trial; Sham surgery; Surgical intervention; Therapeutic results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34247473007     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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