To investigate the relationship of osteoarthritis (OA) to bone mineral density (BMD) and rate of bone loss. Methods. The study group consisted of 2,745 persons (1,624 women) from the general elderly population. Disability was assessed by the Health Assessment Questionnaire. Femoral neck BMD was mea
Investigation of the association of the CRTM and CRTL1 genes with radiographically evident osteoarthritis in subjects from the rotterdam study
β Scribed by I. Meulenbelt; C. Bijkerk; S. C. M. De Wildt; H. S. Miedema; H. A. Valkenburg; F. C. Breedveld; H. A. P. Pols; J. M. Te Koppele; V. F. G. Sloos; A. Hofman; P. E. Slagboom; C. M. Van Duijn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 615 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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