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Placebo Effect

"Placebo Effect" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An effect usually, but not necessarily, beneficial that is attributable to an expectation that the regimen will have an effect, i.e., the effect is due to the power of suggestion.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Placebo Effect" by people in this website by year, and whether "Placebo Effect" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 19 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2008
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