The effect of sulphurous water in patients with osteoarthritis of hand. Double-blind, randomized, controlled follow-up study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1437-1442

  Kovács, Csaba ^a   Pecze, Mariann ^a   Tihanyi, Ágnes ^a   Kovács, Lajos ^a   Balogh, Sándor ^b   Bender, Tamás ^c  

^a Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Center   (Hungary)

^b National Institute of Primary Care   (Hungary)

^c Polyclinic of Brother of St John of God Hospitals ^*  (Hungary)

Author keywords

Arthrosis; Balneotherapy; Hand

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; IRON; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM ION; SULPHUROUS WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCAN HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; BALNEOTHERAPY; BATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EUROQOL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HAND PAIN; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE DISABILITY INDEX; HUMAN; MALE; MORNING STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; BALNEOLOGY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND JOINTS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL WATERS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SULFUR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872140111     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-2026-0     Document Type: Article

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