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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Main Authors: van der Pas, S, Castell, M, Cooper, C, Denkinger, M, Dennison, E, Edwards, M, Herbolsheimer, F, Limongi, F, Lips, P, Maggi, S, Nasell, H, Nikolaus, T, Otero, A, Pedersen, N, Peter, R, Sanchez-Martinez, M, Schaap, L, Zambon, S, van Schoor, N, Deeg, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2013