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Obesity, knee osteoarthritis, and polypathology: factors favoring weight loss in older people

AIM: We aimed to explore the meaning of obesity in elderly persons with knee osteoarthritis (KO) and to determine the factors that encourage or discourage weight loss. BACKGROUND: Various studies have demonstrated that body mass index is related to KO and that weight loss improves symptoms and funct...

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Autores principales: Isla Pera, Pilar, Ferrér, Mª Carmen Olivé, Nuñez Juarez, Montserrat, Nuñez Juarez, Esther, Maciá Soler, Loreto, López Matheu, Carmen, Rigol Cuadra, Assumpta, Pérez, María Honrubia, Marre, Diana
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/PMC4890692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27313449
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S92183