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The placebo response: Meaning or muddle? phenomenon or phantasm?

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:General Pharmacology
  • Post published:26 January 2020
  • Post last modified:7 February 2026

These commentaries are based on Dr Gillman’s peer reviewed scientific papers, see Publications, and include a downloadable PDF.In brief This seems to be the latest in a persistently limp and…

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