On 1/20/2011 12:02 PM, Dr. Carlos Cuello wrote:
> As I was explaining a mother of a patient of mine about the placebo
> effect and why we should not use antibiotics on certain conditions, she
> asked for more information about the placebo effect on children. "i
> mean" she said "I agree with adults having the placebo effect,
> adolescentes as well, but what about the newborns? the toddlers?"
Just a point to consider when talking to the mother: the placebo effect
produces blinding in both the patient and the doctor, so part of the
placebo effect in newborns could be expectations of the pediatrician.
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