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Reumatismo
; 62(1): 76-83, 2010.
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in It
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20390121
ABSTRACT
The origins of anti-rheumatic therapy are very old and mainly related to the use of traditional, sometimes extravagant, treatments, as a part of folk medicine. Spa therapy has long been used for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as well as, in later times, physical treatments, including electrotherapy. Drug treatment has developed beginning from substances of vegetable origin, such as willow and colchicum extracts. Then it has been spread out through the chemical synthesis of compounds with specific action and therefore more effective, owing to the great development of pharmaceutical industry.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rheumatology
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Antirheumatic Agents
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Physical Therapy Specialty
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Drug Industry
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Homeopathy
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Medicine, Traditional
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
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Europa
Language:
It
Journal:
Reumatismo
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia