Is it in a neonate's best interest to enter a randomised controlled trial?

Clinicians are required to act in the best interest of neonates. However, it is not obvious that entry into a randomised controlled trial (RCT) is in a neonate's best interest because such trials often involve additional onerous procedures (such as intramuscular injections) in return for which...

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Authors: Allmark, Peter (Author) ; Mason, Su (Author) ; Gill, A. (Author) ; Megone, Christopher (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2001
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2001, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 110-113
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