Corticosteroid injections in osteoarthritis: Should we care about predicting response? Towards a better understanding of the drivers of peripheral pain

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 966-967

  Conaghan, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULARIZATION;

GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 84878126473     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket123     Document Type: Editorial

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