What are the main methodological problems in the estimation of placebo effects?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 430-435

  Hróbjartsson, Asbjorn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trials methods; Definitions; No treatment group; Placebo effect; Placebos; Professional patient relations

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036242181     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00496-6     Document Type: Article

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