Noble Humbug? Hard and soft laws on clinical placebo use.

Richard M, Ganz M, Hornstein LD, Stehlik B, Levy M, Blease CR, Annoni M, Elger BS, Gaab J

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520664
Published: 2025
Container: Frontiers in psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520664,
  title = {Noble Humbug? Hard and soft laws on clinical placebo use.},
  author = {Richard M and Ganz M and Hornstein LD and Stehlik B and Levy M and Blease CR and Annoni M and Elger BS and Gaab J},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520664},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520664}
}

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M, R., M, G., LD, H., B, S., M, L., CR, B., M, A., BS, E., & J, G. (2025). Noble Humbug? Hard and soft laws on clinical placebo use.. Frontiers in psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1520664

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