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Osteoarthritis Initiative
- Alternate Title(s)
- OAI
- Description
The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) was a longitudinal cohort study which investigated the natural history of knee osteoarthritis across the spectrum of the disease through the collection of imaging, biochemical, genetic, and risk markers of knee OA. Measures included knee symptoms and function (evaluated using the West Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Knee injury and...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth StatusRisk Factors
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- Free to AllApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Cem DenizJonathan Samuels
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Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Datasets
- Alternate Title(s)
- PLCO
- Description
The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial was a large randomized controlled trial that assessed whether certain screening practices decreased deaths from prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer. Approximately 155,000 men and women aged 55 to 74 years old were enrolled from 10 screening centers across the United States between November 1993 and July 2001. Participants...
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CancerChronic DiseaseHealth Care System
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- Application Required
- Local Expert
- Richard B. Hayes
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Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- MOST
- Authors
- Neil A. SegalMichael C. NevittK. Douglas GrossJean Hietpas3 more author(s)...
- Description
The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) is an ongoing longitudinal study which aims to identify novel and modifiable biomechanical factors (e.g., physical activity), bone and joint structural factors (assessed through knee MRI), and nutritional factors that are associated with the onset and progression of osteoarthritis (OA)-related knee symptoms and radiographic knee OA. A secondary aim is to...
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Chronic DiseaseRisk Factors
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- Application RequiredAuthor Approval Required
- Local Expert
- Cem Deniz
