How often do general practitioners use placebos and non-specific interventions? Systematic review and meta-analysis of surveys.

BACKGROUND:In a systematic review and meta-analysis we summarize the available evidence on how frequently general practitioners/family physicians (GPs) use pure placebos (e.g., placebo pills) and non-specific therapies (sometimes referred to as impure placebos; e.g., antibiotics for common cold). ME...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Klaus Linde, Oxana Atmann, Karin Meissner, Antonius Schneider, Ramona Meister, Levente Kriston, Christoph Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6108457?pdf=render