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. 1999 Oct;92(10):511–515. doi: 10.1177/014107689909201005

Placebos and placebo effects in medicine: historical overview.

A J de Craen 1, T J Kaptchuk 1, J G Tijssen 1, J Kleijnen 1
PMCID: PMC1297390  PMID: 10692902

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