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The potential benefit of the placebo effect in sham-controlled trials: implications for risk-benefit assessments and informed consent
- Correspondence to Dr Franklin G Miller, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bldg. 10, rm 1C118, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, USA; FMiller{at}cc.nih.gov
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The potential benefit of the placebo effect in sham-controlled trials: implications for risk-benefit assessments and informed consent
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- Received August 21, 2012
- Revised November 1, 2012
- Accepted November 19, 2012
- First published December 13, 2012.
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October 15, 2013
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