Is there a role for ginger in the treatment of osteoarthritis?

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2461-2462

  Marcus, Donald M ^a   Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; GINGER; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GINGER; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035148794     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200111)44:11<2461::AID-ART424>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Editorial

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