Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 465-476 , June 2010

Hand Osteoarthritis: An Epidemiological Perspective

  • Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    • ,
  • Gabriela Hernández-Molina, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrión Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

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Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 465-476 , June 2010

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