Home based exercise programme for knee pain and knee osteoarthritis: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7367, 2002, Pages 752-755

  Thomas, K S ^a   Muir, K R ^b   Doherty, M ^a   Jones, A C ^a   O'Reilly, S C ^a   Bassey, E J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHRALGIA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037027116     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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