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. 2017 Apr;110(4):163-167.
doi: 10.1177/0141076817699740.

Antoine de Lavoisier's role in designing a single-blind trial to assess whether 'Animal Magnetism' exists

Iml Donaldson  1
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Antoine de Lavoisier's role in designing a single-blind trial to assess whether 'Animal Magnetism' exists

Iml Donaldson. J R Soc Med. 2017 Apr.
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