Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 289-296, March 2010

Symptomatic efficacy and safety of diacerein in the treatment of osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

  • E.M. Bartels

      Affiliations

    • The Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    • Copenhagen University Library, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Else Marie Bartels, The Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 F, Denmark. Tel: 45-38164198; Fax: 45-38164159.
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  • H. Bliddal

      Affiliations

    • The Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    • Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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  • P.K. Schøndorff

      Affiliations

    • The Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
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  • R.D. Altman

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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  • W. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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  • R. Christensen

      Affiliations

    • The Parker Institute, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark
    • Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Received 3 June 2009; accepted 9 October 2009. published online 02 November 2009.

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PII: S1063-4584(09)00278-7

doi:10.1016/j.joca.2009.10.006

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 289-296, March 2010

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