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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Reply to Rossettini et al. "Do Not Mix Apples with Oranges" to Avoid Misinterpretation of Placebo Effects in Manual Therapy: The Risk Is Resulting in a Fruit Basket. Comment on "Molina-Álvarez et al. Manual Therapy Effect in Placebo-Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Miguel Molina-Álvarez, Alberto Arribas-Romano, Carmen Rodríguez-Rivera, Miguel M García, Josué Fernández-Carnero, Susan Armijo-Olivo, Carlos Goicoechea Garcia

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Miguel Molina-ÁlvarezEscuela Internacional de Doctorado, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.
Alberto Arribas-RomanoEscuela Internacional de Doctorado, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4971-9780
Carmen Rodríguez-RiveraArea of Pharmacology, Nutrition and Bromatology, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Unidad Asociada I+D+i Instituto de Química Médica (IQM) CSIC-URJC, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8789-9869
Miguel M GarcíaArea of Pharmacology, Nutrition and Bromatology, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Unidad Asociada I+D+i Instituto de Química Médica (IQM) CSIC-URJC, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6910-0494
Josué Fernández-CarneroDepartment of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1314-624X
Susan Armijo-OlivoFaculty of Business and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, 30A, 49076 Osnabruck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7942-433X
Carlos Goicoechea GarciaArea of Pharmacology, Nutrition and Bromatology, Department of Basic Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Unidad Asociada I+D+i Instituto de Química Médica (IQM) CSIC-URJC, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6226-6934

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have thoroughly reviewed and carefully analyzed the points raised in the comment titled: "Do not mix apples with oranges" to avoid misinterpretation of placebo effects in manual therapy: the risk is resulting in a fruit basket [...].

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Placebo EffectPublic HealthCausalityMeta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSystematic Reviews as Topic

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PMCPMC10419206

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