Iontophoresis with cortisone in the treatment of lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) - A double-blind study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Runeson, L ^a   Haker, E ^b  

^a Borashalsan   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORTISONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036594729     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2002.02142.x     Document Type: Article

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