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• Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical patterns of chronic venous disorders of lower limbs: a population-based study in France.

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• Clinically important change in the visual analog scale after adequate pain control.

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• Effectiveness of balneotherapy in chronic low back pain -- a randomized single-blind controlled follow-up study.

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• Outcome variables for osteoarthritis clinical trials: The OMERACT-OARSI set of responder criteria.

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• The art of quality assessment of RCTs included in systematic reviews.

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• The Delphi list: a criteria list for quality assessment of randomized clinical trials for conducting systematic reviews developed by Delphi consensus.

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• The rheumatologist and the spa: a personal view.

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• Clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness evidence of spa therapy in osteoarthritis. The results of "Naiade" Italian Project.

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• Financial cost of osteoarthritis in France. The "COART" France study.

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