Efficacy of mud-bath therapy with mineral water from the Sillene spring at Italy's Chianciano Spa for osteoarthritis of the knee: A clinical statistical study;Efficacia della fangobalneoterapia con acqua minerale sillene (terme di chianciano, Italia) nell'osteoartrosi del ginocchio: Uno studio clinico-statistico

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 160, Issue SUPPL.6, 2010, Pages

  Fraioli, A ^a   Serio, A ^b   Mennuni, G ^a   Ceccarelli, F ^c   Petraccia, L ^a   Campanella, J ^a   Fontana, M ^a   Nocchi, S ^a   Tanzi, G ^d   Grassi, M ^a   Valesini, G ^c  

^a Terapia Medica e Medicina Termale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d ASL RMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knee osteoarthritis; Mud bath therapy; Osteoarthritis; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887937051     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: 19726007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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