The relativity of ‘placebos’: defending a modified version of Grünbaum’s definition
Debates about the ethics and effects of placebos and whether ‘placebos’ in clinical trials of complex treatments such as acupuncture are adequate (and hence whether acupuncture is ‘truly’ effective or a ‘mere placebo’) rage. Yet there is currently no widely accepted definition of the ‘placebo’. A de...
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Springer Netherlands
2016
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