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Objective This systematic review was designed and conducted in an effort to evaluate the
evidence currently available for the many suggested risk factors for work‐related …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite
metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health …

Musculoskeletal conditions are a major burden on individuals, health systems, and social
care systems, with indirect costs being predominant. This burden has been recognized by …

ContextCommon pain conditions appear to have an adverse effect on work, but no
comprehensive estimates exist on the amount of productive time lost in the US workforce …

Many position stands and review papers have refuted the myths associated with resistance
training (RT) in children and adolescents. With proper training methods, RT for children and …

Covering both the scientific basis of rheumatology and practical, clinical information for
rheumatologists and trainees, Rheumatology, 8th Edition, remains a leading text in this fast …

Objective To evaluate whether osteoarthritis (OA) pain determines depressed mood, taking
into consideration fatigue and disability and controlling for other factors. Methods In a …

Objective. To estimate the direct and indirect arthritis-attributable costs to individuals with
disabling hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. An established population cohort …

Immortalized cell lines are used more frequently in basic and applied biology research than
primary bone‐derived cells because of their ease of access and repeatability of results in …