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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> Use of some parts of a treatment that do have physical effects on a subject, which are intended to act as placebo where it is impossible to have a compl...) |
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Use of some parts of a treatment that do have physical effects on a subject, which are intended to act as placebo where it is impossible to have a completely neutral equivalent to the treatment. While a pill with no active ingredients can be a placebo, for surgery, sham surgery would require at least anesthesia and an incision.