Sulphur mud-bath treatment in osteoarthrosis: Therapeutic activity and efficiency on the quality of life;La fangobalneoterapia sulfurea nell'osteoartrosi: Attività terapeutica ed efficacia sulla qualità di vita

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 525-529

  Costantino, Maria ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mud bath treatment; SF 36; Sulphur mineral water; Womac index

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT FORM 36; SPA TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SULFUR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845958729     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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