Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: a registry-based study.
OBJECTIVES: The present study investigated (1) trends in the prevalence and incidence of knee osteoarthritis over a 20-year period (1996-2015); (2) trends in multimorbidity and (3) trends in drug prescriptions. DESIGN: Registry-based study. SETTING: Primary healthcare, Flanders, Belgium. PARTICIPANTS: Data were collected from Intego, a general practice-based morbidity registration network. In the study period between 1996 and 2015, data from 440 140 unique patients were available. OUTCOME MEASURES: Trends in prevalence and incidence rate of knee osteoarthritis were computed using joinpoint reg... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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BMJ Publishing Group
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Schlagwörter: | Adult / Aged / 80 and over / Belgium / Female / General Practice / Humans / Incidence / Male / Middle Aged / Morbidity / Osteoarthritis / Knee / Prevalence / Registries / Retrospective Studies / musculoskeletal disorders / primary care / public health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26588269 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/251963 |