Placebo Effects and Informed Consent

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3-12

  Alfano, Mark ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

authorized concealment; authorized deception; informed consent; nocebo; placebo

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BENEFICENCE; CONDITIONING; DECEPTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PLACEBO EFFECT;

ATTENTION; BENEFICENCE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DECEPTION; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLACEBO EFFECT;

EID: 84945131332     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2015.1074302     Document Type: Article

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