Two concepts of therapeutic optimism

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 563-566

  Jansen, Lynn A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPREHENSION; DRUG EFFECT; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPREHENSION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION;

EID: 81555214456     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.038943     Document Type: Article

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