Racial differences in knee osteoarthritis pain: Potential contribution of occupational and household tasks

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 337-344

  Allen, Kelli D ^a,b   Chen, Jiu Chiuan ^c   Callahan, Leigh F ^d   Golightly, Yvonne M ^d   Helmick, Charles G ^e   Renner, Jordan B ^d   Schwartz, Todd A ^f   Jordan, Joanne M ^d  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee; Occupations; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863021131     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110040     Document Type: Article

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