Efficacy of disodium-clodronate in the management of joint pain in rheumatoid arthritis: Six months open study

Minerva Medica

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 353-357

  Rovetta, G ^a   Monteforte, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analgesics, non narcotic; Arthralgia, therapy; Arthritis, rheumatoid, drug therapy; Clodronic acid

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; CLODRONIC ACID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; PREDNISONE; ROFECOXIB; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLODRONIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1242336994     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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