Occupational physical activities and osteoarthritis of the knee
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Occupational activities and osteoarthritis of the knee.
BACKGROUND The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is rising and the search for interventions to mitigate risk is intensifying. This review considers the contribution of occupational activities to disease occurrence and the lessons for prevention. SOURCES Systematic search in Embase and Medline covering the period 1996 to November 2011. AREAS OF AGREEMENT Reasonably good evidence exists ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200007)43:7<1443::aid-anr5>3.0.co;2-1