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1 The effect of an educational program to improve health-related quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis on waiting list for total knee replacement: a randomized study  Dr M. Nuñez, Ph.D., E. Nuñez, Ph.D., J.M. Segur, M.D., F. Macule, M.D., L. Quinto, B.Sc., M.V. Hernandez, M.D., C. Vilalta, M.D.  Osteoarthritis and Cartilage  Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages (March 2006) DOI: /j.joca Copyright © 2005 OsteoArthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Flow-chart of the program. Four out of 104 patients were not eligible because of exclusion criteria. RA (A) death in two patients, severe pathology in one, loss of contact in two, transfer out to other autonomous communities in two, and drop out in five patients in the control group; (B) death in two patients, severe pathology in two, loss of contact in one, and drop out in three patients in the intervention group; m=months. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage  , DOI: ( /j.joca ) Copyright © 2005 OsteoArthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions


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