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Comparative Study

. 1996 Jul 6;313(7048):3-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7048.3a.

Placebo mania

PMID: 8664770
PMCID: PMC2351431
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7048.3a

Comparative Study

Placebo mania

K J Rothman. BMJ. 1996.

. 1996 Jul 6;313(7048):3-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7048.3a.

Author

PMID: 8664770
PMCID: PMC2351431
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7048.3a

No abstract available

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Placebo mania. Placebos are essential when extent and variability of placebo response are unknown.
McQuay H, Moore A. McQuay H, et al. BMJ. 1996 Oct 19;313(7063):1008. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7063.1008a. BMJ. 1996. PMID: 8892441 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Placebo mania. Placebo controlled trials are needed to provide data on effectiveness of active treatment.
Double DB. Double DB. BMJ. 1996 Oct 19;313(7063):1008-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7063.1008b. BMJ. 1996. PMID: 8892442 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Placebo mania. High quality placebos should be used.
Georgiou A. Georgiou A. BMJ. 1996 Oct 19;313(7063):1009. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7063.1009. BMJ. 1996. PMID: 8892443 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

Trials to assess equivalence: the importance of rigorous methods.
Jones B, Jarvis P, Lewis JA, Ebbutt AF. Jones B, et al. BMJ. 1996 Jul 6;313(7048):36-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7048.36. BMJ. 1996. PMID: 8664772 Free PMC article.

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