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August 26, 2008; 71 (9) Patient Page

The placebo effect

Joseph H. Friedman, Richard Dubinsky
First published August 25, 2008, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000326599.25633.bb
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The placebo effect
Joseph H. Friedman, Richard Dubinsky
Neurology Aug 2008, 71 (9) e25-e26; DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000326599.25633.bb

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vol. 71 no. 9 e25-e26
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000326599.25633.bb
PubMed: 
18725586

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • First Published August 25, 2008.

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    2. Richard Dubinsky, MD
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