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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract

Musculoskeletal health from the “One Medicine” perspective – what can we learn from large and small animal models (with emphasis on articular cartilage)?

Authors: P René van Weeren, Marianna A Tryfonidou

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2015

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In human medicine musculoskeletal diseases rank (together with mental disorders) first in reasons for occupational disability and have a huge impact on both quality of life and overall healthcare costs[1]. The current increase in life expectancy, together with decreasing societal acceptance of impaired mobility, have strongly pushed musculoskeletal research in recent years. …
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Metadata
Title
Musculoskeletal health from the “One Medicine” perspective – what can we learn from large and small animal models (with emphasis on articular cartilage)?
Authors
P René van Weeren
Marianna A Tryfonidou
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-16-S1-S6

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