Assessment of Marhame-Mafasel pomade effect on knee osteoarthritis with non-compliance

Journal of Research in Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 19-24

  Soltanian, A R ^a   Faghihzadeh, S ^a   Mehdibarzi, D ^b   Gerami, A ^c   Nasery, M ^b   Cheng, J ^d  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Herbal medicine; Osteoarthritis; Randomized trials

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MARHAME MAFASEL POMADE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERB; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 77953365560     PISSN: 16822765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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