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Use of Placebos

Speaker(s)

Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture

Commentator: Gary Walco, PhD, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Case Presenter: Benjamin Wilfond, MD, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Date

8.12.10

Drs. Walco and Wilfond discuss some of the ethical challenges of using placebos to assess pain in children. There may be limited role for placebos, with the patient's agreement.

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