Is research into the treatment of osteoarthritis with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs misdirected?

The Lancet

Volumn 341, Issue 8841, 1993, Pages 353-354

  Dieppe, P A ^a   Frankel, S J ^a   Toth, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0027398406     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90147-9     Document Type: Article

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