The placebo effect

Seminars in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-135

  Arnstein, Paul ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; IPECAC; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAIN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOMITING;

EID: 5144227830     PISSN: 15431150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1543-1150(03)00026-7     Document Type: Review

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