Clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis: Performance in the general population and primary care

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1363-1367

  Peat, G ^a   Thomas, E ^a   Duncan, R ^a   Wood, L ^a   Hay, E ^a   Croft, P ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33750291831     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2006.051482     Document Type: Article

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