Progressive increase in body mass index is not associated with a progressive increase in joint space narrowing in obese women with osteoarthritis of the knee

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1734-1738

  Le Graverand, M P Hellio ^a   Brandt, K ^b   Mazzuca, S A ^b   Raunig, D ^a   Vignon, E ^c  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70449707737     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.085530     Document Type: Article

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