Review of Nunn's 'After Placebo: in medical research and clinical practice'

Locher, Cosima, Gaab, Jens, Loughlin, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2234-2146 and Blease, Charlotte (2018) Review of Nunn's 'After Placebo: in medical research and clinical practice'. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice, 24 (5). ISSN 1356-1294

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Abstract

Nunn's critique of the placebo concept is a radical and refreshing contribution to the debate. While there is much that can be contested in his analysis, his use of empirical and theoretical arguments to defend his conclusion - that the time has come to abandon the placebo construct altogether - presents an important challenge.

Item Type: Article
Identifier: 10.1111/jep.12888
Subjects: Medicine and health
Philosophy
Depositing User: Michael Loughlin
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2018 14:20
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2024 15:58
URI: https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/5343

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