Doling out the placebo effect
A recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found, physicians on the front lines of patient care are reaching for the power of Obecalp—a backward spelling of the word “placebo”—with surprising frequency, and for different reasons, than patients might suspect.
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Academic Physicians Use Placebos in Clinical Practice and Believe in the Mind–Body Connection
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Volume 23, Number 1 / January, 2008
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