The effectiveness of the combination fluoxetine-naltrexone in bulimia nervosa

European Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 322-324

  Maremmani, I ^a   Marini, G ^a   Castrogiovanni, P ^b   Deltito, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Crossover trial; Fluoxetine; Naltrexone

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; NALTREXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029951206     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(96)89902-0     Document Type: Article

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