Complementary therapies, the placebo effect and the pharmacist

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-179

  Williamson, Elizabeth M ^a   Rankin Box, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Dot Medical Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holistic Medicine; Pharmacist; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHILOSOPHY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 67649876108     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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