Epidemiology of general joint hypermobility and basis for the proposed criteria for benign joint hypermobility syndrome: Review of the literature

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 804-809

  Remvig, Lars ^a,d   Jensen, Dorte V ^b   Ward, Robert C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hypermobility; Joint laxity; Syndrome criteria

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; EYE DISEASE; HERNIA; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DEFECT; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOSIS; SUBLUXATION; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME DELINEATION; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VARICOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34247389301     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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