Efficacy and safety of topical nimesulide in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 251-255

  Ergün, Hakan ^a   Külcü, Duygu ^a   Kutlay, Şehim ^a   Bodur, Hatice ^a   Tulunay, Faik Cankat ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nimesulide; Osteoarthritis; Topical administration

Indexed keywords

NIMESULIDE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; SULIDIN GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148819225     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318156b85f     Document Type: Article

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