Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1205-1215.e2 , December 2008

Good reliability, questionable validity of 25 different classification criteria of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic appraisal

,Accepted 15 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.04.003

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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