Philip W. Lavori

Publication Details

• Preventive misconception: its nature, presence, and ethical implications for research.

  Simon AE, Wu AW, Lavori PW, Sugarman J. Am J Prev Med. 2007; 32 (5): 370-4

  Ethical aspects of prevention trials, as they differ from therapeutic trials, have not been fully explored. This article aims to define and demonstrate the existence of "preventive misconception" (PM), a misunderstanding in which research participants in prevention trials make an "overestimate in probability or level of personal protection that is afforded by being enrolled in a trial of a preventive intervention."

  PubMedID: 17478261