Characteristic and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as acupuncture

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7501, 2005, Pages 1202-1205

  Paterson, Charlotte ^a   Dieppe, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL EFFECT; INTERVIEW; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19744371242     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1202     Document Type: Review

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