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Great Expectations: The Evolutionary Psychology of Faith-Healing and the Placebo response

Humphrey, Nicholas (2000) Great Expectations: The Evolutionary Psychology of Faith-Healing and the Placebo response. [Book Chapter]

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Item Type:Book Chapter
Keywords:placebo, Darwinian medicine, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary psychopathology, faith healing, psycho-neuroimmunology, ecological immunology, healing, mind-body interactions, psychosomatic medicine
Subjects:Psychology > Psychobiology
Psychology > Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology > Clinical Psychology
Neuroscience > Behavioral Neuroscience
ID Code:2867
Deposited By: Humphrey, Nicholas
Deposited On:15 Apr 2003
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:55

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