Aging, arthritis, and disability

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-176

  Covinsky, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTHRITIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33645933595     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21861     Document Type: Editorial

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