SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.7 issue4Impact of a Comunitary Project of early stimulation in the neural development in children in Old HavanaScience and Politics: Access to medications in today’s World author indexsubject indexarticles search
Home Pagealphabetic serial listing  

Services on Demand

Journal

Article

Indicators

  • Have no cited articlesCited by SciELO

Related links

  • Have no similar articlesSimilars in SciELO

Share


Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas

On-line version ISSN 1729-519X

Abstract

DIAZ NOVAS, José. Placebo: Lights and shadows. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2008, vol.7, n.4. ISSN 1729-519X.

A review of the definition of the concept of placebo is made, as well as the placebo effect, its reactions in the organism, its utility in research, its possible uses in medical practice and the dangers of its use. It is pointed out how its ignorance leads to give other medications and practices supposedly benefits only attributable to the described effect.

Keywords : Placebo; Placebo Effect.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )

 

Creative Commons License All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License