A randomized clinical trial of fibromyalgia treatment with acupuncture compared with fluoxetine

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Hadianfard, M J ^a   Hosseinzadeh Parizi, M ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Fibromyalgia (FMS); Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORNING DOSAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84870201862     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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