Naturopathic management of rheumatoid arthritis

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-90

  Dunn, Jill M ^a   Wilkinson, Jenny M ^b  

^a Wellpark College of Natural Therapies   (New Zealand)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Food allergy; Intestinal permeability; Naturopath; Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BROMELAIN; CAROTENOID; ENDOTOXIN; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GOLD; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTEINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM; WOBENZYM; ZINC;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROPATHY; ENZYME THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 20444444732     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0367-6     Document Type: Article

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