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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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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