Correlation between WOMAC score and hyalrunoic acid levels in knee osteoarthritis
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The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) in Persian Speaking Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common chronic joint disease that involves middle aged and elderly persons. There are different clinical instruments to quantify the health status of patients with knee osteoarthritis and one example is the WOMAC score that has been translated and adapted into different languages. The purpose of this study was cultural adaptation, validation ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2320-6071
DOI: 10.5455/2320-6012.ijrms20150343