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The ethics of placebo-controlled trials -- a middle ground

Article Abstract:

A placebo-controlled trial should be permitted if there are good reasons for its use and the risk to the patients who receive the placebo can be minimized. A placebo is an inactive substance against which a drug is compared. However, the patients who receive the placebo are essentially being denied a treatment for their disease. This withholding of treatment has raised serious ethical problems for medical researchers who conduct clinical trials.

Clinical trials, Ethical aspects, Placebos

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Ethical issues concerning research in complementary and alternative medicine

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The use of contemporary and alternative medicine (CAM) in clinical research has been focused on. The legitimacy of CAM with relation to the placebo effect has also been explored.

Science & research, Health aspects, Research, Comparative analysis, Alternative medicine

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Quality-improvement research and informed consent

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The quality of medical care is crucial in the effective management of public health. Severasdl measures undertaken inU.S. to improve the quality of health care are outlined.

Health Care and Social Assistance, Product quality, Management dynamics, HEALTH SERVICES, Public Health Care, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Programs-Total Govt, Administration of Human Resource Programs, Health Programs, Management, Evaluation, Health care industry, Medical care, Quality management, Medical care quality, Public health, Company business management

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