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Obesity and osteoarthritis in knee, hip and/or hand: An epidemiological study in the general population with 10 years follow-up

BACKGROUND: Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) in knee(s). However, the relationship between obesity and OA in hand(s) and hip(s) remains controversial and needs further investigation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity on incide...

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Autores principales: Grotle, Margreth, Hagen, Kare B, Natvig, Bard, Dahl, Fredrik A, Kvien, Tore K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2573886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18831740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-132