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Efficacy of etoricoxib 60 mg/day and diclofenac 150 mg/day in reduction of pain and disability in patients with chronic low back pain: results of a 4‐week, multinational, randomized, double-blind study

C. Zerbini Hospital Heliopolis, Rheumatology Department, São Paolo, Brazil
,
Z. E. Ozturk Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA
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J. Grifka Orthopedic Department University Regensburg, Bad Abbach, Germany
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M. Maini Dipartimento di Riabilitazione IRCCS Fondazione Maugeri, Montescano, Italy
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S. Nilganuwong Division of Rheumatology Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
,
R. Morales Clinica San Gabriel, Lima, Peru
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M. Hupli Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, South Karelia General Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
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M. Shivaprakash Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA
,
H. Giezek Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA
& the Etoricoxib CLBP Study Group show all
Pages 2037-2049 | Accepted 11 Oct 2005, Published online: 04 Nov 2005

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