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Glucosamine sulphate for the management of arthrosis: A controlled clinical investigation

G. Crolle Hospital ‘G.B. Giustinian’, 1st Medical Division, Venice, Italy
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E. D'este Hospital ‘G.B. Giustinian’, 1st Medical Division, Venice, Italy
Pages 104-109 | Received 29 Jul 1980, Published online: 11 Aug 2008

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