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May 19, 2005BMJOpen Access

Characteristic and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as acupuncture

Charlotte Paterson Paul Dieppe

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The specific effects of non-pharmaceutical treatments are not always divisible from placebo effects and may be missed in randomised trials

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00e5adb124fe5819861d0f https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1202

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