Should we use "powerful placebos"?

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 273, Issue 7327, 2004, Pages 795-

  Ernst, Edzard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10244234227     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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