The Following Questions for Readings: "A Response to a Purported

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Multiple Choice

The Following Questions For Readings: "A Response to a Purported Ethical Difficulty with Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Cancer Patients," Benjamin Freedman
-Freedman argues that true equipoise (a state of doubt about a treatment's effectiveness) does not depend on

• A) uncertainty in society.
• B) uncertainty in the physician.
• C) certainty in research.
• D) uncertainty in research subjects.

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