The role of glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfates in the treatment of degenerative joint disease

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-39

  Kelly, Gregory S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLUCOSAMINE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW;

CHONDROITIN SULFATES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031993983     PISSN: 10895159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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