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Review

. 2005 May 21;330(7501):1202-5.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1202.

Characteristic and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as acupuncture

Charlotte Paterson¹, Paul Dieppe

Affiliations

PMID: 15905259
PMCID: PMC558023
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1202

Review

Characteristic and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as acupuncture

Charlotte Paterson et al. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 May 21;330(7501):1202-5.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1202.

Authors

Charlotte Paterson¹, Paul Dieppe

Affiliation

¹ MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR. c.paterson@bristol.ac.uk

PMID: 15905259
PMCID: PMC558023
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1202

Abstract

The specific effects of non-pharmaceutical treatments are not always divisible from placebo effects and may be missed in randomised trials

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The characteristic effects of acupuncture extend beyond needling Credit: WELLCOME PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY

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Application of randomised controlled design to trial of non-pharmaceutical intervention such as acupuncture

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