Applying Evidence to Support Ethical Decisions: Is the Placebo Really Powerless?

Using placebos in day-to-day practice is an ethical problem. This paper summarises the available epidemiological evidence to support this difficult decision. Based on these data we propose to differentiate between placebo and "knowledge framing". While the use of placebo should be confined to experi...

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Published in:	Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 119 - 133
Main Authors:	Porzsolt, Franz, Schlotz-Gorton, Nicole, Biller-Andorno, Nikola, Thim, Anke, Meissner, Karin, Roeckl-Wiedmann, Irmgard, Herzberger, Barbara, Ziegler, Renatus, Gaus, Wilhelm, Pöppel, Ernst
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jan2004
Subjects:	Medical ethics Placebos Ethical problems Physician-patient relations Clinical trials
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