Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia with D-ribose- An open-label, multicenter study

Open Pain Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-37

  Teitelbaum, Jacob ^a,b   Jandrain, Janelle ^c   McGrew, Ryan ^c  

^a Kona Research Center   (United States)

^b Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers   (United States)

^c Schwabe North America   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; D ribose; Energy levels; Fibromyalgia; Pain; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

CORVALEN; RIBOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP QUALITY; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84863961216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18763863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876386301205010032     Document Type: Article

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