The early history of the placebo

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-97

  Jütte, Robert ^a  

^a Institut fur Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medical history; Placebo

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRESCRIPTION;

HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS;

EID: 84875093349     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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