Questioning the methodological superiority of 'placebo' over 'active' controlled trials

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 66-67

  Enkin, Murray W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 70449561317     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903098622     Document Type: Article

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