Prevalence of and factors associated with glucosamine use in Canada

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1288-1293

  Hopman, W M ^a,b   Towheed, T E ^b   Gao, Y ^c   Berger, C ^c   Joseph, L ^c   Vik, S A ^d   Hanley, D A ^e   Carran, J ^b   Anastassiades, T ^b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAMs; Complementary and alternative medicine; Glucosamine; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSAMINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33751184400     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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