Glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis

American Family Physician

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1245-1248

  Fox, Beth Anne ^a   Schmitz, Evan D ^a   Wallace, Richard ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; CHONDROITIN; DIMETHYL SULFONE; GLUCOSAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; ARTHRALGIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRALGIA; CHONDROITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645551713     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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