Osteoarthritis: How to manage pain and improve patient function

Geriatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 14-24

  McCarberg, B H ^a   Herr, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ARTHROTEC; CELECOXIB; DICLOFENAC; DIFLUNISAL; ETODOLAC; FENOPROFEN CALCIUM; FLURBIPROFEN; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXAPROZIN; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; ROFECOXIB; SALSALATE; SULINDAC; TOLMETIN;

BODY WEIGHT; CRYOTHERAPY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034790648     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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