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• Interleukin-6, acute phase reactants and clinical status in ankylosing spondylitis.

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• Mechanism of the effect of aqueous peat extract on spontaneous contractile activity of smooth muscles

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• Balneology today.

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• EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hip osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT).

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• Investigation of generalized osteoarthritis by combining X-ray grading of the knee, spine and hand using biochemical markers for arthritis in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

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• Exercise therapy for chronic nonspecific low-back pain.

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• A systematic review on the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic non-specific low-back pain.

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• Spa therapy for ankylosing spondylltis at the Dead Sea.

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• A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain.

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