Is the use of placebo controls ethically permissible in clinical trials of agents intended to reduce fractures in osteoporosis?

$Is the use of placebo controls ethically permissible in clinical trials of agents intended to reduce fractures in osteoporosis?$

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B. A. Brody, N. Dickey, S. S. Ellenberg, Robert P. Heaney, R. J. Levine, Richard L. O'Brien, Ruth B. Purtilo and C. Weijer

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol.18(6), pp.1105-1109

06/2003

PMID: 12817764

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Title: Is the use of placebo controls ethically permissible in clinical trials of agents intended to reduce fractures in osteoporosis?
Creators: B. A. Brody (Author)
N. Dickey (Author)
S. S. Ellenberg (Author)
Robert P. Heaney (Author) - Creighton University
R. J. Levine (Author)
Richard L. O'Brien (Author) - Creighton University
Ruth B. Purtilo (Author) - Creighton University
C. Weijer (Author)
Publication Details: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol.18(6), pp.1105-1109
Number of pages: 1105-1109
Identifiers: 991005932045202656
Academic Unit: College of Arts and Sciences; School of Medicine; Health Policy and Ethics; Endocrine
Resource Type: Journal article