Erratum: Musculoskeletal pain is associated with a long-term increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular-related mortality (Rheumatology (2009) vol. 48 (74-77) 10.1093/rheumatology/ken424);Musculoskeletal pain is associated with a long-term increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular-related mortality

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-77

  McBeth, John ^a   Symmons, D P ^a   Silman, A J ^a,b   Allison, T ^a   Webb, R ^a   Brammah, T ^c   MacFarlane, G J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ARC House   (United Kingdom)

^c TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular; Epidemiology; Mechanisms; Mortality; Musculoskeletal; Pain; Population based study; Prospective

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEOPLASM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 57349131556     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep033     Document Type: Erratum

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