Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of local corticosteroid injection and naproxen for treatment of lateral epicondylitis of elbow in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7215, 1999, Pages 964-968

  Hay, Elaine M ^a   Paterson, Susan M ^b   Lewis, Martyn ^b   Hosie, Gillian ^c   Croft, Peter ^b  

^a Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN ATROPHY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033539387     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7215.964     Document Type: Article

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