Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may benefit from a standardised powder of Rosa canina (rose hip)

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-115

  Willich, S N ^b   Rossnagel, K ^b   Roll, S ^b   Wagner, A ^b   Mune, O ^b   Erlendson, J ^b   Kharazmi, A ^b   Sorenson, H ^b   Winther, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; LITOZIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GERMANY; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOTE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POWDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROSA CANINA; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77954131484     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/fact.15.2.0010     Document Type: Note

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