Erratum to One-year follow-up of mud-bath therapy in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, single-blind controlled trial (Int J Biometeorol, (2015), 10.1007/s00484-014-0943-0);One-year follow-up of mud-bath therapy in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, single-blind controlled trial

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1333-1343

  Fioravanti, A ^a   Bacaro, G ^a,b   Giannitti, C ^a   Tenti, S ^a   Cheleschi, S ^a   Gui\delli G M ^a   Pascarelli, N A ^a   Galeazzi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knee; Mud bath therapy; Osteoarthritis; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938846774     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-015-0980-3     Document Type: Erratum

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