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. 2004 Jan;63(1):1–3. doi: 10.1136/ard.2003.009613

Degenerative musculoskeletal disease

O Ethgen 1, J Reginster 1
PMCID: PMC1754732  PMID: 14672882

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Population distribution by 10 year age group in Western Europe from 2000 to 2050.2

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Population distribution by 10 year age group in Northern America from 2000 to 2050.2

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