A new Curcuma extract (Flexofytol®) in osteoarthritis: Results from a belgian real-life experience

Open Rheumatology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-81

  Appelboom, Thierry ^a   Maes, Nathalie ^b   Albert, Adelin ^c  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Liège University Hospital   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Osteoarthritis; Real life experience

Indexed keywords

CURCUMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR MOBILITY; BACKACHE; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84928883675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874312901408010077     Document Type: Article

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