Complementary and alternative medicine in fibromyalgia: Yes or no?

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.79, 2013, Pages 6-8

  Di Franco, Manuela ^a   Iannuccelli, Cristina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; DULOXETINE; FLUOXETINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; TRAMADOL; WARFARIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; NEUROFEEDBACK; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QIGONG; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; YOGA;

EID: 84892457210     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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