Effects of creatine supplementation on muscle weakness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Willer, B ^a   Stucki, G ^b   Hoppeler, H ^c   Bruhlmann P ^a   Krahenbuhl S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Creatine supplementation; Muscle strength; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034113485     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.3.293     Document Type: Article

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