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. 1998 Jun 6;351(9117):1722-5.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10111-8.

Powerful placebo: the dark side of the randomised controlled trial

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PMID: 9734904
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10111-8

Powerful placebo: the dark side of the randomised controlled trial

T J Kaptchuk. Lancet. 1998.

. 1998 Jun 6;351(9117):1722-5.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10111-8.

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¹ Center for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

PMID: 9734904
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10111-8

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