Efficacy of the Tibetan treatment for arthritis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 535-539

  Ryan, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Efficacy; Limb mobility; Tibetan medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REFUGEE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0031016955     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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