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. 2002 Jul 11;347(2):137-9.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb021025.

Is placebo surgery unethical?

Sam Horng¹, Franklin G Miller

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PMID: 12110744
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb021025

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Is placebo surgery unethical?

Sam Horng et al. N Engl J Med. 2002.

. 2002 Jul 11;347(2):137-9.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb021025.

Authors

Sam Horng¹, Franklin G Miller

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¹ National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, USA.

PMID: 12110744
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb021025

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A controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee.
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