Prevalence of osteoarthritis and association between smoking patterns and osteoarthritis in China: a cross-sectional study

The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) and to assess the association between smoking patterns and OA prevalence in adults aged 50 years or older belonging to the Shanxi province of China.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: He Qian-Qian, Zhang Jun-Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers of Nursing
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2018-0015
Description
Summary:The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) and to assess the association between smoking patterns and OA prevalence in adults aged 50 years or older belonging to the Shanxi province of China.
ISSN:2544-8994