COX-2 Inhibitors (Milestones in Drug Therapy)
Contributors: Michel Pairet (Editor); Joanne van Ryn (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: May 14, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9783764369019
Subjects: Pharmacology; Science/Mathematics; Diseases; pharmacokinetics; Applied Sciences; Science; Pharmacy; Inhibitors; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Alzheimer; COX-2 Inhibitors; Medical / Pharmacology; NSDAIDSs; analgesic effects; anti-inflammatory effects; cancer; cardiovascular system; Therapeutic use; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-; Cyclooxygenase 2; Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
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