Gender differences between WOMAC index scores, health-related quality of life and physical performance in an elderly Taiwanese population with knee osteoarthritis

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Fang, Wen Hui ^a   Huang, Guo Shu ^a   Chang, Hsien Feng ^b   Chen, Ching Yang ^a   Kang, Chi Yu ^a   Wang, Chih Chien ^a   Lin, Chin ^b   Yang, Jia Hwa ^b   Su, Wen ^c   Kao, Sen Yeong ^b   Su, Sui Lung ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84947765857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008542     Document Type: Article

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