Placebo medication use in patient care: A survey of medical interns

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Berger, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SURVEY;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT CARE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032938142     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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