Influences on older people's decision making regarding choice of topical or oral NSAIDs for knee pain: Qualitative study

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7636, 2008, Pages 142-145

  Carnes, Dawn ^a   Anwer, Yasir ^a   Underwood, Martin ^a   Harding, Geoff ^b   Parsons, Suzanne ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SWELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 38949092043     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39401.699063.BE     Document Type: Article

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