Osteoarthritis year 2010 in review: Non-pharmacologic therapy

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 366-374

  Hawker, G A ^a,b   Mian, S ^a   Bednis, K ^a   Stanaitis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Non pharmacological Modalities; Osteoarthritis; Review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DISABILITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); TAI JI; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 79952814352     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.01.021     Document Type: Review

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