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Editorial
. 2014 Mar;29(2):173-5.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2014.29.2.173. Epub 2014 Feb 27.

Can natural products serve as potential treatments for osteoarthritis?

Hyun-Sook Kim  1
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Can natural products serve as potential treatments for osteoarthritis?

Hyun-Sook Kim. Korean J Intern Med. 2014 Mar.
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Appropriate nonsurgical management methods of knee OA according to the 2013 OARSI guidelines. Reprinted from McAlindon et al. [7] with permission from Elsevier. OA, osteoarthritis; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; OARSI, OA Research Society International; COX, cyclooxygenase. aOARSI also recommends referred for consideration of open orthopedic surgery if more conservative treatment modalities are found ineffective.
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