Clinical significance of the placebo effect;Klinische bedeutung des placeboeffektes

Anaesthesist

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-463

  Oeltjenbruns, J ^a   Schafer M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classical conditioning; Endogenous opioid system; Expectational behavior; Motivation; Placebo responder

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; PHYSICIAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS;

ALGORITHMS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; HUMANS; PAIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 44149092358     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-008-1370-6     Document Type: Review

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