Ethical issues in the difference between placebo-controlled and active-controlled trials

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 56-58

  Petrini, Carlo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS;

EID: 70449563005     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903098606     Document Type: Article

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