Treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon with escitalopram [2]

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-308

  Buecking, Ansgar ^a,b   Rougemont, Estelle ^b   Zullino, Daniele Fabio ^b  

^a DEPT UNIV DE PSYCHIATRIE ADULTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLD SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RECURRENCE RISK; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CITALOPRAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; RAYNAUD DISEASE;

EID: 20044370899     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145704004882     Document Type: Letter

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