Incidence of joint hypermobility syndrome in a military population: Impact of gender and race

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 468, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1790-1795

  Scher, Danielle L ^a   Owens, Brett D ^a   Sturdivant, Rodney X ^b   Wolf, Jennifer Moriatis ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RACE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954016247     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-1182-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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