Weight from birth to 53 years: A longitudinal study of the influence on clinical hand osteoarthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1030-1033

  Sayer, Aihie ^a,c   Poole, J ^a   Cox, V ^a   Kuh, D ^b   Hardy, R ^b   Wadsworth, M ^b   Cooper, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037386672     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10862     Document Type: Article

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