Osteoarthritis in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7574, 2006, Pages 867-868

  Croft, Peter ^a   Hay, Elaine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PAIN; MANAGEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750575518     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39013.359282.80     Document Type: Editorial

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