The verdict favors nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for treatment of osteoarthritis and a plea for more evidence on other treatments

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1477-1480

  Felson, David T ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MISOPROSTOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 0034947083     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200107)44:7<1477::AID-ART267>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Editorial

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