Hand Osteoarthritis in the Elderly: Application of Clinical Criteria

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-36

  Aspelund, G ^a   Gunnarsdottir S ^a   Jonsson P ^b   Jonsson H ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b Reykjavik City Hospital   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Clinical; Criteria; Hand; Osteoarthritis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030063468     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749609082665     Document Type: Article

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