Is insulin resistance the cause of fibromyalgia? A preliminary report.

Pappolla MA, Manchikanti L, Andersen CR, Greig NH, Ahmed F, Fang X, Seffinger MA, Trescot AM

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216079
Published: 2019
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0216079,
  title = {Is insulin resistance the cause of fibromyalgia? A preliminary report.},
  author = {Pappolla MA and Manchikanti L and Andersen CR and Greig NH and Ahmed F and Fang X and Seffinger MA and Trescot AM},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0216079},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216079}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Is insulin resistance the cause of fibromyalgia? A preliminary report.
AU  - Pappolla MA
AU  - Manchikanti L
AU  - Andersen CR
AU  - Greig NH
AU  - Ahmed F
AU  - Fang X
AU  - Seffinger MA
AU  - Trescot AM
PY  - 2019
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0216079
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APA

MA, P., L, M., CR, A., NH, G., F, A., X, F., MA, S., & AM, T. (2019). Is insulin resistance the cause of fibromyalgia? A preliminary report.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216079

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