The placebo effect: How the subconscious fits in

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-58

  Mommaerts, J L ^a   Devroey, Dirk ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 84857828578     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2012.0005     Document Type: Article

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