The prevalence and history of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: A case-control study

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Bedson, John ^a   Jordan, Kelvin ^a   Croft, Peter ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee; Management; Osteoarthritis; Primary care; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 14644413572     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh700     Document Type: Review

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