Plain radiography in the evaluation of knee osteoarthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 263-267

  Mazzuca, Steven ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

FEMUR; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIBIA;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 0030960193     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002281-199705000-00015     Document Type: Review

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