Hand, hip and knee osteoarthritis in a Norwegian population-based study - The MUST protocol

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Østerås, Nina ^a   Risberg, May Arna ^b   Kvien, Tore K ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^c   Nordsletten, Lars ^c   Bruusgaard, Dag ^d   Schjervheim, Unni Berit ^e   Haugen, Ida K ^a   Hammer, Hilde Berner ^a   Provan, Sella ^a   Øiestad, Britt Elin ^b   Semb, Anne Grete ^a   Rollefstad, Silvia ^a   Hagen, Kåre Birger ^a   Uhlig, Till ^a   Slatkowsky Christensen, Barbara ^a   Kjeken, Ingvild ^a   Flugsrud, Gunnar ^c   Grotle, Margreth ^a   Sesseng, Sølve ^a   Edvardsen, Hanne ^a   Natvig, Bård ^d   more..

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e Ullensaker Municipality ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Hand; Hip; Knee; Observational study; Osteoarthritis; Study protocol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NORWAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HAND JOINTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTAL SERVICE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84879821099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-201     Document Type: Article

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