Franklin, Lavoisier, and Mesmer: Origin of the controlled clinical trial Journal Article
| Author: | Herr, H. W. |
| Article Title: | Franklin, Lavoisier, and Mesmer: Origin of the controlled clinical trial |
| Abstract: | In 1784, a Royal Commission headed by Benjamin Franklin and Antoine Lavoisier designed a series of ingenious experiments to debunk France's greatest medical rogue, Anton Mesmer, and his bizarre healing of illnesses based on his bogus theory of animal magnetism. Using intentional subject ignorance and sham interventions to investigate mesmerism, Franklin's commission provided a model for the controlled clinical trial. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | surgical technique; clinical trial; review; oncology; medical research; medical practice; physician; general practitioner; medicine; science; theoretical model; clinical trials; medical personnel; history of medicine; magnetism; history, 18th century; franklin; lavoisier; mesmerism; experiment; magnetic stimulation |
| Journal Title: | Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 1078-1439 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2005-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 346 |
| End Page: | 351 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.urolonc.2005.02.003 |
| PUBMED: | 16144669 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 3" - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: UOSOA" - "Source: Scopus" |
