Placebo effect studies are susceptible to response bias and to other types of biases
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Investigations of the effect of placebo are often challenging to conduct and interpret. The history of placebo shows that assessment of its clinical significance has a real potential to be biased. We analyze and discuss typical types of bias in studies on placebo.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 11 |
Pages (from-to) | 1223-9 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0895-4356 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
ID: 40224672