New evidences on spa therapy in fibromyalgia;Nuove acquisizioni sulla terapia termale nella fibromialgia

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 377-380

  Giannitti, C ^a   Bellisai, B ^a   Iacoponi, F ^a   Petraglia, A ^a   Fioravanti, Antonella ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; MUSCLE TONE; REVIEW; SPA TREATMENT;

BALNEOLOGY; BATHS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MUD THERAPY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56249118692     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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