Do antidepressants help people with low back pain?

Vanessa Jordan

doi:10.1071/HC25046

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Do antidepressants help people with low back pain?

Vanessa Jordan

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¹ Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Grafton Campus, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

^* Correspondence to: v.jordan@auckland.ac.nz

Journal of Primary Health Care 17(1) 94-95 https://doi.org/10.1071/HC25046

Submitted: 13 March 2025 Accepted: 13 March 2025 Published: 26 March 2025

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