Arthritis disease: The use of complementary therapies

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 638-640

  Pirotta, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis rheumatic diseases; Complementary therapies; Musculoskeletal diseases; Osteoarthritis; Pain, chronic disease; Pain, therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHONDROITIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 77957362111     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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