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Research ArticleOsteoarthritis
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WOMAC Meaningful Within-patient Change: Results From 3 Studies of Tanezumab in Patients With Moderate-to-severe Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee

Philip G. Conaghan, Robert H. Dworkin, Thomas J. Schnitzer, Francis Berenbaum, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Lars Viktrup and Lucy Abraham
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2022, 49 (6) 615-621; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210543
Philip G. Conaghan
1P.G. Conaghan, MB BS, PhD, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK;
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Robert H. Dworkin
2R.H. Dworkin, PhD, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA;
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Thomas J. Schnitzer
3T.J. Schnitzer, MD, PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA;
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Francis Berenbaum
4F. Berenbaum, MD, PhD, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France;
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Andrew G. Bushmakin
5A.G. Bushmakin, MS, J.C. Cappelleri, PhD, Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut, USA;
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Joseph C. Cappelleri
5A.G. Bushmakin, MS, J.C. Cappelleri, PhD, Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut, USA;
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Lars Viktrup
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Lucy Abraham
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The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2022, 49 (6) 615-621; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210543
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