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. 2012 Jun;11(2):70-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.05.003.

The placebo response: science versus ethics and the vulnerability of the patient

Fabrizio Benedetti  1
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The placebo response: science versus ethics and the vulnerability of the patient

Fabrizio Benedetti. World Psychiatry. 2012 Jun.
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