When and why placebo-prescribing is acceptable and unacceptable: A focus group study of patients' views

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Bishop, Felicity L ^a   Aizlewood, Lizzi ^a   Adams, Alison E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIETY; VIGNETTE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904060094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101822     Document Type: Article

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