A question of faith. Exploiting the placebo effect depends on both the susceptibility of the patient to suggestion and the ability of the doctor to instil trust

EMBO Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-128

  Hunter, Philip ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MORPHINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; NEW DRUG; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OPIATE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUMATRIPTAN;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFECTION; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWELLING; TOOTH PAIN; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VAGUS NERVE;

HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; TRUST;

EID: 33947208416     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400905     Document Type: Article

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