The meaning response: Thinking about placebos

Pain Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-236

  Moerman, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE;

EID: 33845541847     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2006.00091.x     Document Type: Editorial

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