John Hunter: Learning from natural experiments, ‘placebos’, and the state of mind of a patient in the 18th century

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 394-396

  Moore, Wendy ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HISTORY; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; PLACEBOS; TEACHING;

EID: 78249265777     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.09k037     Document Type: Article

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