Teleradiotherapy of joints in rheumatoid arthritis: lack of efficacy
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Teleradiotherapy of joints in rheumatoid arthritis: lack of efficacy.
BACKGROUND Low dose radiotherapy is commonly used for painful rheumatic conditions in clinical practice. Teleradiotherapy may be a cheap, painless procedure which is applicable to many joints at a time. OBJECTIVE To determine if the local application of x rays to inflamed joints in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the signs and symptoms of inflammation. METHODS In a randomised, controlled,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.021766