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Tag Archives: The Atlantic

PiPS Featured in The Atlantic

Posted on December 20, 2011 by PiPS

The Atlantic writer Elaine Schattner takes on the ethical dimension of the placebo effect and concludes her analysis by talking with PiPS Director Ted Kaptchuk. Read the full article here.

Posted in Media | Tagged ethics, Harvard placebo studies, Placebo, placebo effect, placebo studies, Ted Kaptchuk, The Atlantic

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