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Comment
. 2022 Dec 1;157(12):1087-1088.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4781.

Association Does Not Equal Causation-Does Thinking You Are Better Make You Better?

John C Alverdy  1
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Association Does Not Equal Causation-Does Thinking You Are Better Make You Better?

John C Alverdy. JAMA Surg. .
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  • Association of Patient Belief About Success of Antibiotics for Appendicitis and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative; Zhang IY, Voldal EC, Davidson GH, Liao JM, Thompson CM, Self WH, Kao LS, Cherry-Bukowiec J, Raghavendran K, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Gonzalez E, Mandell KA, Ohe K, Siparsky N, Price TP, Evans DC, Victory J, Chiang W, Jones A, Kutcher ME, Ciomperlik H, Liang MK, Evans HL, Faine BA, Neufeld M, Sanchez SE, Krishnadasan A, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Lawrence SO, Monsell SE, Fannon EEC, Kessler LG, Talan DA, Flum DR. Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative, et al. JAMA Surg. 2022 Dec 1;157(12):1080-1087. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4765. JAMA Surg. 2022. PMID: 36197656 Free PMC article.

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