Why do ineffective treatments seem helpful? A brief review

Chiropractic & Osteopathy - Tập 17 Số 1 - 2009
Steve E. Hartman1
1Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, 04005, USA

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