Comparative effectiveness research: what to do when experts disagree about risks

Abstract Background Ethical issues related to comparative effectiveness research, or research that compares existing standards of care, have recently received considerable attention. In this paper we focus on how Ethics Review Committees (ERCs) should evaluate the risks of comparative effectiveness...

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Main Authors: Reidar K. Lie, Francis K.L. Chan, Christine Grady, Vincent H. Ng, David Wendler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0202-0