Trial designs and exploration of the placebo response

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-108

  Dieppe, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characteristic and incidental effects; Placebo response; Randomised controlled trials; Trial designs

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; SHAM PROCEDURE;

HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84875097641     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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