Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese men: a case-control study.

Risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) was assessed in a population-based case-control study of Japanese men. The study covered three health districts in Wakayama and Osaka prefectures, Japan. Subjects were male individuals >or=45 years old diagnosed radiographically with knee OA, and who did not d...

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Main Authors: Yoshimura, N, Kinoshita, H, Hori, N, Nishioka, T, Ryujin, M, Mantani, Y, Miyake, M, Takeshita, T, Ichinose, M, Yoshiida, M, Oka, H, Kawaguchi, H, Nakamura, K, Cooper, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006