The use of placebos in controlled trials of surgical interventions: a brief history
Inferences about the effects of treatments, including surgical treatments, rely on making comparisons. These comparisons may be with patient’s symptoms before a treatment has been applied. For example, the return of hearing after puncturing the ear drum (tympanotomy) in certain kinds of longstanding...
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SAGE Publications
2018
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