Antidepressant-induced analgesia in chronic non-malignant pain: a meta-analysis of 39 placebo-controlled studies

Pain

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 205-219

  Onghena, Patrick ^a   Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Antidepressive agents; Meta analysis; Placebo controlled studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIBENZEPIN; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; FEMOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; MIANSERIN; NOMIFENSINE; PHENELZINE; PLACEBO; TRAZODONE; TRIMIPRAMINE; ZIMELDINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; META-ANALYSIS; PAIN; PLACEBOS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0026506296     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(92)90144-Z     Document Type: Article

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