Osteoarthritis: symptoms, signs and source of pain.

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Published in Inflammopharmacology on January 01, 2004

Authors

W F Kean1, R Kean, W W Buchanan

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1: Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. keanw@sympatico.ca

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