Placebos in medicine: Knowledge, beliefs, and patterns of use

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-211

  Raz, Amir ^a   Raikhel, Eugene ^a   Anbar, Ran D ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 63049123405     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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