Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 81-92 , February 2010

What are the best markers for disease progression in osteoarthritis (OA)?

  • P.P. Cheung, MD (Articulum Research Fellow)

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  • L. Gossec, MD, PhD (Rheumatologist)

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  • M. Dougados, MD (Professor of Rheumatology)

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Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 81-92 , February 2010

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