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- The first book that explores the conceptual confusion related to the concepts placebo and placebo effect
- Performs a detailed analysis of the use and different meanings of the terms ‘placebo’ and ‘placebo effect’ in scientific and philosophical literature
- Studies the historical context in which these concepts were introduced into the medical vocabulary
Part of the book series: The International Library of Bioethics (ILB)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Pekka Louhiala
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Placebo Effects: The Meaning of Care in Medicine
Authors: Pekka Louhiala
Series Title: The International Library of Bioethics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27329-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27327-9Published: 25 March 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27329-3Published: 24 March 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-9186
Series E-ISSN: 2662-9194
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 134
Topics: Bioethics, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, History of Science