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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that is best defined by its characteristics. A definition that is widely accepted was developed at a National Institutes of Health workshop on the etio-pathogenesis of OA.1

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  1. John B. Murphy
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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Portland, 97201, OR, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Murphy, J.B., Coletta, E.M. (1994). Osteoarthritis. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_113

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