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The placebo effect and its determinants in osteoarthritis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Zhang, W, Robertson, J, Jones, A C, Dieppe, P A, Doherty, M·2008·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
DOI 10.1136/ard.2008.092015
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Authors
Zhang, W., Robertson, J., Jones, A. C., Dieppe, P. A., & Doherty, M.
Venue
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-12
Volume
67
Issue
12
Pages
1716-1723
ISSN
0003-4967 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1136/ard.2008.092015
OpenAlex
W2135956897
Cited by
615
References
5
FWCI
1.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Zhang, W., Robertson, J., Jones, A. C., Dieppe, P. A., & Doherty, M. (2008). The placebo effect and its determinants in osteoarthritis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2008.092015

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