Long-term outcome from tricyclic antidepressant treatment of functional chest pain

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2373-2379

  Prakash, Chandra ^a   Clouse, Ray E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033384413     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026645914933     Document Type: Article

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