[The placebo in medical practice and research].
The placebo is a therapeutics tool well known since the antiquity. It is used in clinical practice and research. In this article I have define the concept and resume the guidelines for its use in clinical research.
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Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina. susanagabrielaperez@yahoo.com.ar
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