Cognitive dissonance, the placebo effect and the evaluation of surgical results

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Homer, J J ^a   Sheard, C E ^c   Jones, N S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0033924964     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00359.x     Document Type: Review

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