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Body mass index and risk of knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

OBJECTIVES: Obesity is suggested to be a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA). This meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of knee OA in published prospective studies. DESIGN: Meta-analysis. STUDIES REVIEWED: An extensive literature review was...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Huaqing, Chen, Changhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4679914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26656979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007568