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Review

Intra-articular drug delivery systems: overcoming the shortcomings of joint disease therapy

Helen M Burt University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z3, Canada +1 604 822 2440; +1 604 822 3035; [email protected]
, PhD,
Antonia Tsallas University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z3, Canada +1 604 822 2440; +1 604 822 3035; [email protected]
,
Samuel Gilchrist University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z3, Canada +1 604 822 2440; +1 604 822 3035; [email protected]
&
Linda S Liang National Health Research Institutes, Centre for Nanomedicine Research, No. 35, Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan, R.O.C
, PhD
Pages 17-26 | Published online: 09 Jan 2009

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