The use of conventional and complementary treatments for knee osteoarthritis in the community

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-384

  Jordan, K M ^b   Sawyer, S ^b   Coakley, P ^b   Smith, H E ^a   Cooper, C ^b   Arden, N K ^b  

^a Primary Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Glucosamine sulphate; Knee joint; NSAIDs; Osteoarthritis; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COD LIVER OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; COD LIVER OIL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1542359494     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh045     Document Type: Article

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