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Pain changes linked to osteoarthritis risk in older adults
An observational analysis of 67,374 adults aged 50 or older across five cohorts linked developing or recovering from pain to later osteoarthritis risk.An observational analysis of 67,374 adults aged 50 or older across five cohorts linked developing or recovering from pain to later osteoarthritis risk.
Preprint: cohort study of 67,374 adults aged ≥ 50 years without osteoarthritisPain
Limit: Self-reported diagnoses or medication use could misclassify incident osteoarthritis