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Placebo and nocebo effects are two phenomena that play an important role in clinical research and can significantly impact the outcomes of clinical research which in turn can impact clinical care for our patients.
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Abd-Elsayed, A. (2019). Placebo, Nocebo and Pain. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_28
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