A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, flexible-dose study of fluoxetine in the treatment of women with fibromyalgia

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-197

  Arnold, Lesley M ^a,b   Hess, Evelyn V ^a,b   Hudson, James I ^b,c,d   Welge, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Berno, Sarah E ^a,b   Keck Jr , Paul E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037082564     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)01089-0     Document Type: Article

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