Efficacy and effectiveness of melatonin for the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo and active controlled trials.
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- 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045
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- 2026 Sep 1
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@article{allodium:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045,
title = {Efficacy and effectiveness of melatonin for the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo and active controlled trials.},
author = {Wu K and Ho TH and Beckenkamp PR and Hall M and Zhang H and Puterflam J and Bruun KD and Lin J and Gordon C and Grunstein R and Ferreira ML and Ferreira P},
year = {2026},
journal = {Pain},
doi = {10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Efficacy and effectiveness of melatonin for the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo and active controlled trials. AU - Wu K AU - Ho TH AU - Beckenkamp PR AU - Hall M AU - Zhang H AU - Puterflam J AU - Bruun KD AU - Lin J AU - Gordon C AU - Grunstein R AU - Ferreira ML AU - Ferreira P PY - 2026 JO - Pain DO - 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045 UR - https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045 ER -
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K, W., TH, H., PR, B., M, H., H, Z., J, P., KD, B., J, L., C, G., R, G., ML, F., & P, F. (2026). Efficacy and effectiveness of melatonin for the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo and active controlled trials.. Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004045
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-26T16:58:34.897Z