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Comparison of upper gastrointestinal toxicity of rofecoxib and naproxen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. VIGOR Study Group.

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Published in N Engl J Med on November 23, 2000

Authors

C Bombardier1, L Laine, A Reicin, D Shapiro, R Burgos-Vargas, B Davis, R Day, M B Ferraz, C J Hawkey, M C Hochberg, T K Kvien, T J Schnitzer, VIGOR Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. claire.bombardier@utoronto.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Celecoxib for the Treatment of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | NCT02343614

Rofecoxib to Prevent Pain After Third Molar (Wisdom Tooth) Extraction | NCT00026819

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