Osteoarthritis pain and weather

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 955-958

  Wilder, F V ^a   Hall, B J ^a   Barrett, J P ^a  

^a Arthritis Research Institute of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteoarthritis; Pain; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; HAND; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEATHER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 0141839076     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg264     Document Type: Article

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