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. 2007 Nov 27;4(11):e324.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040324.

Clinical trials and medical care: defining the therapeutic misconception

Gail E Henderson  1 , Larry R Churchill, Arlene M Davis, Michele M Easter, Christine Grady, Steven Joffe, Nancy Kass, Nancy M P King, Charles W Lidz, Franklin G Miller, Daniel K Nelson, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Barbra Bluestone Rothschild, Pamela Sankar, Benjamin S Wilfond, Catherine R Zimmer
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Clinical trials and medical care: defining the therapeutic misconception

Gail E Henderson et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

A key component of informed consent to participate in medical research includes understanding that research is not the same as treatment.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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