Elk Velvet Antler in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Phase II Trial

Biological Research For Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 111-118

  Allen, Marion ^a   Oberle, Kathleen ^b   Grace, Michael ^a   Russell, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

alternative therapy; chronic disease; complementary therapy; elk velvet antler; phase II; Rheumatoid arthritis; trial

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORN; HUMAN; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTLERS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS;

EID: 0036366878     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800402003003001     Document Type: Article

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