Early stages of osteoarthritis: the search for sensitive predictors: risk factors, standard radiography, and biomarkers can be used to detect pre-OA

Authors :: Wollheim, FA
Source :: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. November, 2003, Vol. 62 Issue 11, p1031, 2 p.
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is perhaps the most common disabling joint affection in developed countries, and consequently a large burden to their health systems. (1) Furthermore, it is a growing global problem [...]

Subjects :: Medical research -- Analysis -- Usage -- Physiological aspects -- Health aspects
Obesity -- Health aspects -- Prevention -- Risk factors -- Care and treatment -- Genetic aspects -- Complications and side effects
Risk factors (Health) -- Analysis -- Health aspects -- Usage -- Physiological aspects
Rheumatic diseases -- Health aspects -- Prevention -- Care and treatment -- Genetic aspects -- Risk factors -- Complications and side effects
Radiography -- Usage -- Analysis -- Physiological aspects -- Health aspects
Patients -- Care and treatment -- Genetic aspects -- Health aspects -- Usage -- Physiological aspects -- Analysis
Medicine, Experimental -- Analysis -- Usage -- Physiological aspects -- Health aspects
Gene expression -- Physiological aspects -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis -- Health aspects -- Usage
Knee pain -- Causes of -- Health aspects -- Prevention -- Genetic aspects -- Care and treatment -- Risk factors -- Complications and side effects
Smoking -- Risk factors -- Health aspects -- Care and treatment -- Genetic aspects -- Prevention -- Complications and side effects
Osteoarthritis -- Health aspects -- Care and treatment -- Genetic aspects -- Risk factors -- Complications and side effects -- Prevention
Biological markers -- Genetic aspects -- Health aspects -- Physiological aspects -- Analysis -- Usage
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