European project on osteoarthritis: design of a six-cohort study on the personal and societal burden of osteoarthritis in an older European population.
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is a major contributor to functional impairment and loss of independence in older persons. The European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA) is a collaborative study involving six European cohort studies on ageing. This project focuses...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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