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Letter: Could this be the ultimate nocebo effect?

Published 19 March 2025

From Philip Davies, Reading, Berkshire, UK

I wonder whether the nocebo effect could affect life expectancy. If, for example, you believe your allotted span to be three score years and 10, will you tend to succumb by age 70(22 February, p 38)?

Issue no. 3535 published 22 March 2025

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