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Comment
. 2013 Aug;106(8):303-4.
doi: 10.1177/0141076813498233.

No clear boundary between placebo and effective treatment

Dieneke Hubbeling
Comment

No clear boundary between placebo and effective treatment

Dieneke Hubbeling. J R Soc Med. 2013 Aug.
No abstract available

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