Problematic placebos in physical therapy trials

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 598-602

  Maddocks, Matthew ^a   Kerry, Roger ^b   Turner, Andrew ^c   Howick, Jeremy ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; GLUCOSE; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84978657950     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12582     Document Type: Note

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