title: Introduction. The role of COX-2-specific inhibitors in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatic Diseases Division, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lipsky
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases