The effect of glucosamine supplementation on people experiencing regular knee pain

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-49

  Braham, R ^a,b   Dawson, B ^b   Goodman, C ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPLEMENTATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0037309781     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.37.1.45     Document Type: Article

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