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Hyaluronan drugs versus physical therapy in knee osteoarthritis

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boxed-textAtamaz F et al. (2006) A comparison of two different intra-articular hyaluronan drugs and physical therapy in the management of knee osteoarthritis. Rheumatol Int 26: 873–878

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