The efficacy of dexamethasone iontophoresis for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritic knees: A pilot study

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-132

  Li, Linda C ^a   Scudds, Roger A ^a,b   Heck, Carol S ^a   Harth, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Knee; Lontophoresis; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MALE; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84988215159     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199604)9:2<126::AID-ANR1790090209>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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