Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , January 2010

Risk factors of knee osteoarthritis – excellent evidence but little has been done

  • W. Zhang

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: W. Zhang, Academic Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Building, City hospital, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK. Tel: 44-1158231756; Fax: 44-1158231757.

Received 9 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.07.013

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , January 2010

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