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Factors affecting the prevalence of osteoarthritis in healthy middle-aged women: Data from the longitudinal Melbourne Women's Midlife Health Project
Bone , 11/13/06

C.E.I. Szoekea, et al. - Conclusion: Increasing age, BMI and history of more frequent physical activity in younger years were risk factors for radiological knee OA. In contrast, smoking appeared to be associated with less knee OA. Never having used hormone therapy was a risk factor for radiological hand and knee OA. Further work will be needed to determine whether modification of these factors can prevent the development of OA

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There Is Inadequate Evidence to Determine the Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological and Nonsurgical Interventions for Hand Osteoarthritis: An Overview of High-Quality Systematic Reviews
Physical Therapy, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 90%

The Safety of Flavocoxid, a Medical Food, in the Dietary Management of Knee Osteoarthritis
Journal of Medicinal Food, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Discriminant Validity of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Physical Functioning Subscale in Community Samples With Hip Osteoarthritis
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Clinical efficacy evaluation on electroacupuncture for osteoarthritis and observation on biomechanical indexes
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug plasters for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese: a randomized controlled trial
Modern Rheumatology, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 89%