Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese men: a case-control study

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Journal Article Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese men: a case-control study Get access Noriko Yoshimura, Noriko Yoshimura Department of Joint Disease Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan Correspondence to: Noriko Yoshimura, Department of Joint Disease Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan Tel. [phone]; Fax [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Hirofumi Kinoshita, Hirofumi Kinoshita Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University Kihoku Hospital, Wakayama, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Noriaki Hori, Noriaki Hori Hori Hospital, Sennan, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Taira Nishioka, Taira Nishioka Nishioka Orthopaedic Hospital, Arita, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Masahiko Ryujin, Masahiko Ryujin Ryujin Clinic, Wakayama, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Yoshihiko Mantani, Yoshihiko Mantani Tamai Orthopaedic Hospital, Hannan, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mariko Miyake, Mariko Miyake Yamomoto Clinic, Shimotsu, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Tatsuya Takeshita, Tatsuya Takeshita Department of Public Health, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Masao Ichinose, Masao Ichinose Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Munehito Yoshiida, Munehito Yoshiida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ... Show more Hiroyuki Oka, Hiroyuki Oka Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Kawaguchi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kozo Nakamura, Kozo Nakamura Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cyrus Cooper Cyrus Cooper MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Rheumatology, Volume 16, Issue 1, 1 February 2006, Pages 24–29, https://doi.org/10.3109/s10165-005-0450-6 Published: 01 February 2006 Article history Received: 27 July 2005 Accepted: 13 December 2005 Published: 01 February 2006