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Original Article

Preliminary Efficacy of the Dopamine Agonist, Pramipexole, for Fibromyalgia: The First, Open Label, Multicenter Experience

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Pages 69-74 | Received 03 Mar 2003, Accepted 01 Sep 2003, Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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