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Articular Cartilage Degeneration: Etiologic Association With Obesity

Deryk G. Jones
Ochsner Journal September 2009, 9 (3) 137-139;
Deryk G. Jones
Department of Sports Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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