TJ-114 (Sairei-to), an herbal medicine in rheumatoid arthritis a preliminary "go - no go" clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 309-316

  Borigini, Mark J ^b   Egger, Marlene J ^b   Williams, H James ^b   Paulus, Harold E ^a   Ward, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sairei to

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; SAIREI TO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030469147     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199612000-00003     Document Type: Article

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