In a message dated 25.11.98 00:39:29 BST, you write:
> If we assume the placebo effect as something like 30% [1] then why does
> homeopathy have less effect than this? Or does this indicate the
> presence of an anti-placebo factor?
>
> Regards
>
> George
>
> [1]Blackfield et al.; Demonstration to medical students of placebo
> response and non-drug factors.; Lancet 1972; 1; 1279-1282
Oh George, you are wonderful :-)
I needed that reference on placebos for an article[1], but I hadn't even got
round to looking for it.
And then you tell me before I even ask
Thank you :-)
Grace
Grace Marshall
GP Southampton
[1] Brave, or possibly foolhardy, attempt to explain evidence-based medicine
....or "why this remedy may not actually be working even though my friend
swears by it" to readers of a women's magazine.
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