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The lack of efficacy of oxytocin and NSAIDs

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Roberta Agabio & Maria Rosaria Melis

  2. Pain Therapy Unit, “A. Businco” Hospital, ASL 8, Cagliari, Italy

    Sergio Mameli

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Agabio, R., Mameli, S. & Melis, M.R. The lack of efficacy of oxytocin and NSAIDs. Rheumatol Int 35, 943–944 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-014-3200-2

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