Arthritis Quote by Irving Kirsch

“I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of the knee, migraine, asthma.” quote by Irving Kirsch — Download Open image

“I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of the knee, migraine, asthma.”

Irving Kirsch

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