A cross-sectional study to screen community health volunteers for hip/knee-osteoarthritis and osteoporosis

A cross-sectional study to screen community health volunteers for hip/knee-osteoarthritis and osteoporosis

Context: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease mainly affecting hip and knee joints, and osteoporosis is characterized by diminution of bone mass. Both these diseases have a substantial economic impact on society. Community health volunteers (CHVs) being peripheral health workers are prone t...

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Main Authors: Chinmay N Gokhale, Sophie S Simon, Rujuta S Hadaye, Sujata R Lavangare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Bone mineral density
Community Health Volunteers
osteoarthritis
osteoporosis
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=2101;epage=2105;aulast=Gokhale

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