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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hall, Kathryn T. (Kathryn Tayo) author.

Title: Placebos / Kathryn T. Hall.

Other titles: MIT Press essential knowledge series

Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022] | Series: MIT Press essential knowledge series | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022000952 (print) | LCCN 2022000953 (ebook) | ISBN 9780262544252 (paperback) | ISBN 9780262371018 (pdf) | ISBN 9780262371025 (ebook)

Subjects: MESH: Placebos | Placebo Effect

Classification: LCC RM331 (print) | LCC RM331 (ebook) | NLM WB 330 | DDC 615.5—dc23/eng/20220511

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022000952

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022000953

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