The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in elderly community residents in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-298

  Kim, Inje ^a   Kim, Hyun Ah ^a   Seo, Young Il ^a   Song, Yeong Wook ^b   Jeong, Jin Young ^c   Kim, Dong Hyun ^c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Prevalence; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77951651168     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.2.293     Document Type: Article

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