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Relationship between frequent knee pain, obesity, and gait speed in older adults: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

BACKGROUND: Knee pain (KP) causes gait difficulties in older adults and is associated with slow gait speed (GS). Obesity has negative effects on health. GS is an important indicator of health, well-being, and mean life span in older adults and is a strong predictor of future disability and mortality...

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Autor principal: Bindawas, Saad M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955266
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S100546

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