Pharmaton capsules in the treatment of functional fatigue: A double-blind study versus placebo evaluated by a new methodology

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Le Gal, Martine ^a   Cathebras, Pascal ^b   Strüby, Käthi ^c  

^a MAPI Institute   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c Pharmaton SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Double blind; Functional fatigue; Individual fatigue score; New methodology; Pharmaton Capsules; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; PLACEBO; PROCAINE; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GINSENG; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 0030062141     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199602)10:1<49::AID-PTR772>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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