Vol. 6 No. 1 (2001)
Reflections

The Placebo Standard in Regulatory Market Approval: Why the Declaration of Helsinki Has Been Ignored for 35 years

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  • Patrick James Villeneuve, B.Sc., B.A.Sc.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v6i1.417

Published 2020-12-01

Keywords

  • placebo,
  • ethics

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Villeneuve PJ. The Placebo Standard in Regulatory Market Approval: Why the Declaration of Helsinki Has Been Ignored for 35 years. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];6(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/417
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