… Anderson JJ , Felson DT . Factors associated with osteoarthritis of the knee in the first
national Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES I). Evidence for an association with …

ContextGlucosamine and chondroitin preparations are widely touted in the lay press as
remedies for osteoarthritis (OA), but uncertainty about their efficacy exists among the medical …

Patient-reported measures of knee function are important for the comprehensive assessment
of rheumatology conditions in both clinical and research contexts. To merit inclusion in this …

Objective The 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR; formerly, the American
Rheumatism Association) classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been criticized …

Objective To provide a single source for the best available estimates of the US prevalence of
and number of individuals affected by osteoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric
that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration
in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of …

Objective. Trials of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments report the average response in
multiple outcome measures for treated patients. It is more clinically relevant to test whether …

Objective To provide a single source for the best available estimates of the national
prevalence of arthritis in general and of selected musculoskeletal disorders (osteoarthritis, …

… FELSON ET AL … FELSON ET AL … Anderson J, Felson D: Factors associated with
knee osteoarthritis in a national survey (abstract). Arthritis Rheum (suppl) 29:S16, 1986 …