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[edit ] Confounders mistaken for placebo effect

Due to the difficulty in ascribing causation, many phenomena overlap with — and can thus mistakenly be included in — statistics on the placebo effect:


    Natural termination of the disease process. Regression to the mean. Cyclical presentation of the disease. Errant diagnosis or prognosis. Temporary improvement confused with cure.

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