Placebo prescription and empathy of the physician: A cross-sectional study

Background: Empathy in the patient–physician relationship is a major component in an effective placebo treatment, as in every medical treatment. Understanding the role of empathy of the physician in the placebo effect may help dissect some of the context variables responsible for the effectiveness o...

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Main Authors: João Braga-Simões, Patrício Soares Costa, John Yaphe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Series:European Journal of General Practice
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2017.1291625