Placebo Controlled Trials: Restrictions, Not Prohibitions

The last two decades have witnessed intense debate over the ethical legitimacy of placebo controlled trials (PCTs). Most of the arguments for and against the use of PCTs turn on one of the following issues: (1) the compatibility of the obligations of clinicians and researchers with PCTs, (2) the sci...

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Main Author: Iltis, Ana Smith (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2004
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 380-393
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