Two Independent Groups Which Experimental Design Raises the Fewest Ethical

question 17

Multiple Choice

Two Independent Groups Which experimental design raises the fewest ethical concerns in drug research that involves actual patients?

• A)comparing a new drug against a standard treatment
• B)experimental group-control group design
• C)placebo control
• D)waiting list control

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