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Escitalopram 20 mg versus duloxetine 60 mg for the treatment of chronic low back pain

Marianna Mazza Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Neurosciences, Via Ugo De Carolis, 48, 00136 Rome, Italy +39 06 3534 8285; +39 06 3550 1909; [email protected]
, MD PhD,
Osvaldo Mazza Bambino Gesù Paediatric Hospital, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Palidoro-Rome, Italy
, MD PhD,
Costanza Pazzaglia Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy; Fondazione Pro Juventute Don Carlo Gnocchi, Rome, Italy
, MD PhD,
Luca Padua Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy; Fondazione Pro Juventute Don Carlo Gnocchi, Rome, Italy
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Salvatore Mazza Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosciences, Rome, Italy
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Pages 1049-1052 | Published online: 19 Apr 2010

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Filip Jovanovic, Iulia Pirvulescu, Emilija Knezevic, Kenneth D. Candido & Nebojsa Nick Knezevic. (2021) Comparative safety review of current treatment options for chronic low back pain and unmet needs: a narrative review. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety 20:9, pages 1005-1033.
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