Editorial
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7300.1439.
Glucosamine for osteoarthritis: magic, hype, or confusion? It's probably safe-but there's no good evidence that it works
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Editorial
Glucosamine for osteoarthritis: magic, hype, or confusion? It's probably safe-but there's no good evidence that it works
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Comment in
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Glucosamine for osteoarthritis. Sound science might have helped avoid confusion.BMJ. 2001 Oct 27;323(7319):1003-4. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11700628 No abstract available.
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Glucosamine for osteoarthritis. Patients' welfare should be primary concern.BMJ. 2001 Oct 27;323(7319):1003; author reply 1004. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11700629 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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