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Combined effects of reproductive and hormone factors and obesity on the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain among middle-aged or older Chinese women: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one form of degenerative arthritis that results from the breakdown of cartilage and underlying bone. The prevalence of KOA is considerably higher in women than in men; however, the reason for this difference has not been thoroughly elucidated to date. The aim...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Min, Chen, Jianghao, Wang, Dongming, Zhu, Chunmei, Wang, Youjie, Chen, Weihong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30348138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6114-1