From medicine to psychotherapy: The placebo effect

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-107

  Justman, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; evidence; medicine; placebo; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ETHICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 79951926819     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: 1461720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952695110386655     Document Type: Article

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