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Randomised placebo-controlled trials of surgery: ethical analysis and guidelines
- Correspondence to Professor Julian Savulescu, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Suite 8, Littlegate House, 16/17 St Ebbe's St, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK; Julian.savulescu{at}philosophy.ox.ac.uk
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Randomised placebo-controlled trials of surgery: ethical analysis and guidelines
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- Received December 30, 2015
- Revised September 6, 2016
- Accepted September 27, 2016
- First published October 24, 2016.
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September 03, 2020
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