Symptom relief with amitriptyline in the irritable bowel syndrome

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 738-741

  Rajagopalan, Mani ^a   Kurian, George ^b   John, Jacob ^b  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Colon; Colonic diseases; Irritable Bowel syndrome; Placebo

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031722682     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00723.x     Document Type: Article

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