Does glucosamine relieve arthritis joint pain?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 645-647

  Miller, David C ^a   Richardson, Julie ^b   Roberts, Russell W ^c  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; SAMPLE SIZE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS;

EID: 0041591056     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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