Evaluating ethics consultation: Randomised controlled trial is not the right tool

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 594-597

  Chen, Y Y ^a   Chen, Y C ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS CONSULTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 55549106831     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.022277     Document Type: Article

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