Idiopathic osteoarthritis and contracture: Causal implications

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 226-228

  Jones, Peter ^a   Alexander, C J ^b   Stewart, J ^c   Lynskey, N V ^a  

^a QE Health   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; GONIOMETRY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC OSTEOARTHRITIS; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGING; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 13244279798     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.016444     Document Type: Article

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