Role Of Antidepressants In Fibromyalgia
Article updated and reviewed by Ariel D. Teitel, MD, MBA, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan on May 16, 2005.
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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