title: Surgical research, an elusive entity.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia.
authors.forename: Angelique M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reitsma
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D008192:Deception; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010919:Placebos; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D035703:Therapies, Investigational / Q000941:ethics*
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos