ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN dGEMRIC AND RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS AMONG WOMEN WITH MILD KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
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J. Multanen, E. Lammentausta, R. Ojala, I. Kiviranta, A. Häkkinen, A. Heinonen, and M. T. Nieminen Department of Health Sciences, Jyväskylä University, Jyväskylä, 40014, Finland, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, Unit of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Health Sciences, Jyväskylä University, Jyväskylä, Finland, Department of Medical Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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