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Science 14 February 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5609, pp. 995 - 997
DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5609.995b
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EUROPEAN UNION RESEARCH:
Ethics Group Gives Qualified Nod to Placebos

Gretchen Vogel

BERLIN--A European ethics body has said that placebo-controlled trials can sometimes be justified in developing countries, even when proven treatments are available in wealthy countries. The statement departs from more stringent standards on placebos laid out in the Declaration of Helsinki, a document that sets worldwide standards for clinical research ethics.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)