The effect of niacinamide on osteoarthritis: A pilot study

Inflammation Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 330-334

  Jonas, W B ^a   Rapoza, C P ^b   Blair, W F ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEWITT ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Niacinamide; Osteoarthritis; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; NICOTINAMIDE; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERUCTATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIACINAMIDE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0030017473     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02252945     Document Type: Article

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