Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis. A cochrane review

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1118-1123

  Verhagen, Arianne P ^a   Bierma Zeinstra, Sita ^a   Lambeck, Johan ^b   Cardoso, Jefferson Rosa ^c   De Bie, Rob ^d   Boers, Maarten ^e   De Vet, Henrica C W ^e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Halliwick Hydrotherapy Institute   (Netherlands)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Metaanalysis; Osteoarthritis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; SILVER;

AUTHOR; BALNEOTHERAPY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT;

BALNEOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 44949223591     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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