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. 2021 Aug 1;479(8):1645-1650.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001824.

A Conversation with … Ted J. Kaptchuk, Expert in Placebo Effects

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A Conversation with … Ted J. Kaptchuk, Expert in Placebo Effects

Seth S Leopold. Clin Orthop Relat Res. .
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