Changes in Barometric Pressure and Ambient Temperature Influence Osteoarthritis Pain

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 429-434

  McAlindon, Tim ^a   Formica, Margaret ^a   Schmid, Christopher H ^a   Fletcher, Jeremiah ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Internet; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Weather

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

AGED; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247241064     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.036     Document Type: Article

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