Osteoarthritis: What does imaging tell us about its etiology?

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 410-418

  Johnson, Victoria L ^a   Giuffre, Bruno M ^b   Hunter, David J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

etiology; osteoarthritis; radiography

Indexed keywords

AGE; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RACE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84870294122     PISSN: 10897860     EISSN: 1098898X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329894     Document Type: Review

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