Radiographic osteoarthritis and obesity

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 938-942

  Al Arfaj, Abdurhman S ^a,b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036700117     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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