Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 69-80 , February 2006

Do biochemical markers have a role in osteoarthritis diagnosis and treatment?

  • Virginia B. Kraus, PhD, MD (Associate Professor of Medicine)

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.09.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 69-80 , February 2006