Evaluation of amitriptyline in primary fibrositis. A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 655-659

  Carette, Simon ^a,b,c   McCain, Glenn A ^a,b,c   Bell, David A ^a,b,c   Fam, Adel G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; FIBROSITIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MOUTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLACEBOS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022485373     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780290510     Document Type: Article

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