REEXAMINATION OF THE ETHICS OF PLACEBO USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
A placebo is a substance or intervention believed to be inactive, but is administered by the healthcare professional as if it was an active medication. Unlike standard treatments, clinical use of placebo usually involves deception and is therefore ethically problematic. Our attitudes toward the clin...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2013
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Bioethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 186-193 |
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Dignity
B Psychology B Deception B Placebo B clinical use B public accountability B professional virtue |
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