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Guideline
. 1998 Aug 22;317(7157):526-30.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7157.526.

North of England evidence based guideline development project: summary guideline for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs versus basic analgesia in treating the pain of degenerative arthritis. The North of England Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Guideline Development Group

M Eccles  1 , N Freemantle, J Mason
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North of England evidence based guideline development project: summary guideline for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs versus basic analgesia in treating the pain of degenerative arthritis. The North of England Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Guideline Development Group

M Eccles et al. BMJ. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Yearly caseload of osteoarthritis (ICD 715) in primary care (assuming a list size of 2000 patients)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Resting pain score (standardised weighted mean difference) for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) compared with simple analgesia
Figure 3
Figure 3
Diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)) compared with co-proxamol (analgesic) in relation to Nottingham health profile dimensions (standardised effect sizes)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Treatment withdrawal from included studies: relative risk
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