Osteoarthritis: A proprietary arnica gel is found to be as effective as ibuprofen gel in osteoarthritis of the hands

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-239

  Ross, Stephanie Maxine ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARNICA MONTANA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GEL; HAND; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARNICA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GELS; HAND; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949110723     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000326007.03429.3e     Document Type: Article

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