Knee pain amongst the poor and affluent in Pakistan

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-149

  Gibson, T ^a,b   Hameed, K ^a   Kadir, M ^a   Sultana, S ^a   Fatima, Z ^a   Syed, A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint laxity; Knee flexing; Knee pain; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0029967614     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.2.146     Document Type: Article

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