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Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis in India and related factors

BACKGROUND: Among the chronic rheumatic diseases, hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent and is a leading cause of pain and disability in most countries worldwide. Its prevalence increases with age and generally affects women more frequently than men. OA is strongly associated with a...

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Autores principales: Pal, Chandra Prakash, Singh, Pulkesh, Chaturvedi, Sanjay, Pruthi, Kaushal Kumar, Vij, Ashok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5017174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27746495
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.189608