Unsubstantiated claims of large effects of placebo on pain: Serious errors in meta-analysis of placebo analgesia mechanism studies

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-338

  Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn ^a   Gøtzsche, Peter C ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33645021555     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.05.011     Document Type: Note

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