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Chris -- 2018-04-11
‘Equipose’ gets over 20,000 ghits, mostly because it’s a brand of anabolic steroid. But among these are a few eggcorns for ‘equipoise,’ the legal and decision-theoretic concept. Examples:
EQUIPOSE. “ – a state of genuine uncertainty on the part of the (all) clinical investigator(s) regarding the comparative therapeutic merits of each arm ...
depts.washington.edu/k30/recruitment%20and%20adherence.2002.ppt
Additionally, how the ALJ allocates the burden of persuasion is relevant only when the evidence is in equipose.
www.hhs.gov/dab/decisions/dab1987.htm
KSA 21-4624(e), the so-called equipose provision, says that the defendant shall be sentenced to death if aggravating circumstances are “not outweighed” ...
lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2004/12/breaking_case_n_4.html
The prevailing standard for judging the ethics of withholding treatment is called the equipose principle (Freedman, 1987, 1990).
www.nap.edu/openbook/0309072735/html/253.html
Shortcomings in Evidence based medicine…
Randomised controlled trials; Ethical concerns; ‘Therapeutic equipose’.
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/study/cpd/module_index/md902/1006/timetable/plenary12-ds.ppt
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