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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > biopsychosocial interactions > placebos and health
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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > placebos and health
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > placebos and health
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > applied social psychology > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > placebos and health

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placebos and health  

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  • Placebos are physically inert substances or procedures that are presented to patients in the guise of physically active treatments. Most placebos are capsules or pills that look exactly like the active drug to which they are being compared. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Placebos and Health]

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