jim clark wrote:
> Was there some reason that they did not include studies with only
> 2 groups: no treatment and placebo? Only those two groups are
> necessary to determine whether placebo differs from no treatment.
Possibly because ethics committees would not OK an experiment that
involved withholding treatment from patients and was not expected to
provide any improvement in treatment in the long run?
-Robert Dawson
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