Efficacy and safety of comfrey root extract ointment in the treatment of acute upper or lower back pain: Results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 637-641

  Giannetti, B M ^a   Staiger, C ^b   Bulitta, M ^c   Predel, H G ^d  

^a CRM Pharmaberatung GmbH   (Germany)

^b Merck Selbstmedikation GmbH   (Germany)

^c CRM Biometrics GmbH   (Germany)

^d GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMFREY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OINTMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMFREY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954208619     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.058677     Document Type: Article

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