Placebo effects in sport and exercise: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-212

  Bérdi, Márk ^a   Köteles, Ferenc ^a   Szabó, Attila ^a   Bárdos, György ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Belief; Expectation; Mechanism; Meta analysis; Nocebo; Physical exercise; Placebo effect; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CYCLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RUNNING; SPORT; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 84855671997     PISSN: 17884934     EISSN: 17887119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5708/EJMH.6.2011.2.5     Document Type: Article

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