Local ice therapy during bouts of acute gouty arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 331-334

  Schlesinger, Naomi ^a   Detry, Michelle A ^a   Holland, Bart K ^a   Baker, Daniel G ^a   Beutler, Anna M ^a   Rull, Marina ^a   Hoffman, Bruce I ^a   Schumacher Jr , H Ralph ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold; Gout; Inflammation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; ICE; PREDNISONE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOUT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMANS; ICE; JOINTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036158391     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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