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Context as a drug: some consequences of placebo research for primary care

P. LucassenDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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F. OlesenResearch Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
Pages 428-433 | Received 25 May 2016, Accepted 15 Aug 2016, Published online: 20 Nov 2016

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