Comparative epidemiological study in patients with rheumatic diseases illustrated in an example of a treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs versus an oral enzyme combination;Vergleichende epidemiologische studie bei erkrankungen des rheumatischen formenkreises am beispiel der therapie mit nichtsteroidalen antiphlogistika versus einem oralen enzymkombinationspraparat

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 728-738

  Wittenborg, A ^a   Bock, P R ^a   Hanisch, J ^a   Saller, R ^a   Schneider, B ^a  

^a RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory drugs; Comparative epidemiological study; Logistic regression; Non steroidal; Phlogenzym( ); Propensity score; Proteolytic enzymes; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHLOGENZYM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033869079     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300280     Document Type: Article

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