On the impossibility of placebo effects in psychotherapy

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-227

  DeMarco, C Wesley ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032339412     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515089808573256     Document Type: Article

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