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Reconsidering the Placebo Response from a Broad Anthropological Perspective

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ID7276927
AuthorsJennifer Jo Thompson (0000-0003-1785-9877, University of Arizona), C Ritenbaugh (0000-0002-3307-2727, University of Arizona), M Nichter (0000-0002-4112-3010, University of Arizona)
Year2008
Volume33
Issue1
Pages112-152
Publication date2008-12-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Medicine and Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-005X • E-ISSN: 1573-076X
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11013-008-9122-2
PMID19107582
PMCIDPMC2730465
OpenAlexW2100666387
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited160

Alternative medicine · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Expectancy theory · Meaning (existential · Perspective (graphical · Placebo · Placebo response · Psychotherapist · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Computer Science · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Neuroscience · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year2,06
Citation span2009 - 2025 (17)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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