Hyaluronan in joint disease

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-60

  Engstrom Laurent A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intra articular injection; Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Serum level; Synovial fluid; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTHROPATHY; BLOOD LEVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORSE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; TURNOVER TIME; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0030861993     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00174.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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