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  • Title: Debate about placebos points to issue surrounded by many shades of grey.
    Author: Baer N.
    Journal: CMAJ; 1996 Nov 15; 155(10):1475-6. PubMed ID: 8943938.
    Abstract:
    Dr. Kenneth Rothman, a critic of the use of placebos in clinical trials, recently discussed the issue with Health Canada employees. Some researchers insist this is not a black-and-white issue, and that in some cases patients who receive a placebo are the lucky ones.
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