Vol. 6 No. 1 (2001)
Reflections

Are Placebo-Controlled Studies Ethical in Psychiatric Research?

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  • Eric Cadesky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v6i1.764

Published 2001-06-01

Keywords

  • psychiatry,
  • placebo,
  • ethics

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Cadesky E. Are Placebo-Controlled Studies Ethical in Psychiatric Research?. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2001 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];6(1):56-60. Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/764

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