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Original article

Vol. 144 No. 0708 (2014)

The patient’s perspective of placebo use in daily practice: a qualitative study

  • Ryan Tandjung
  • Hongjian Tang
  • Margrit Fässler
  • Carola A. Huber
  • Thomas Rosemann
  • Rahel Fent
  • Nina Badertscher
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2014.13899
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w13899
Published
09.02.2014

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