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Expectancy effect: Impact of pill administration on cognitive performance in healthy seniors

Barry S. Oken Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristin Flegal Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Daniel Zajdel Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Shirley Kishiyama Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Mitchell Haas Center for Outcome Studies, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR, USA
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Dawn Peters Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Pages 7-17 | Received 12 Jul 2006, Accepted 03 Oct 2006, Published online: 30 Dec 2007

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