Corticosteroid-associated tendinopathies: An analysis of the published literature and spontaneous pharmacovigilance data

Drug Safety

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 633-643

  Blanco, Irene ^a   Uhl, Stephan Krähenbühl ^a,b   Schlienger, Raymond G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TENDINITIS; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON RUPTURE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 22344431742     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200528070-00005     Document Type: Article

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