Managing back pain and osteoarthritis without paracetamol

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Mallen, Christian ^a   Hay, Elaine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT;

BACKACHE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIVER DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; BACK PAIN;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BACK PAIN; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 84926384963     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1352     Document Type: Editorial

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