Ethical Issues in the Difference Between Placebo-Controlled and Active-Controlled Trials

American Journal of Bioethics 9 (9):56-58 (2009)
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According to Howick (2009a), the three main reasons for believing that placebo-controlled trials (PCTs) are methodologically superior to active-controlled trials (ACTs)—sensitivity, absolute effect...

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