Is there a role for topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of tendonitis?

Aging Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-60

  Chen, Lan ^a   Arayssi, Thurayya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory drugs; Nonsteroidal; Tendonitis; Topical ketoprofen

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ALLERGY; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33646575280     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/1745509X.2.1.59     Document Type: Article

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