Intra-articular guanethidine injection for resistant shoulder pain: A preliminary double blind study of a novel approach

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-201

  Gado, Kamel ^a   Emery, Paul ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 9044230126     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.3.199     Document Type: Article

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