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Randomised placebo-controlled trials of surgery: ethical analysis and guidelines

Use of a placebo control in surgical trials is a divisive issue. We argue that, in principle, placebo controls for surgery are necessary in the same way as for medicine. However, there are important differences between these types of trial, which both increase justification and limit application of...

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Autores principales: Savulescu, Julian, Wartolowska, Karolina, Carr, Andy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5256399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2015-103333