Placebos in clinical practice and the power of suggestion

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 32-33

  Vernillo, Anthony ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CREATININE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; RECUMBENCY; SAFETY; SUGGESTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CREATININE; DECEPTION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; SAFETY; SUGGESTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71649088602     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903234110     Document Type: Article

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