Osteoarthritis prevalence and modifiable factors: a population study
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Osteoarthritis prevalence and modifiable factors: a population study
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2529-0