Target a duty to deceive: Placebos in clinical practice

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4-12

  Foddy, Bennett ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Clinical policy; Deception; Pain; Placebo

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; PAIN; PATIENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAFETY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DECEPTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMPATHY; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PAIN; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71649115720     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903318350     Document Type: Article

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