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Published: Sep 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 7(3)
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Joyce B.J. van Meurs

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Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra

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Anne Kamps, Jos Runhaar, Katerina Trajanoska, et al. (2025). Bidirectional causal relationship between obesity and osteoarthritis: Insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 7(3), 100636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100636

Bidirectional causal relationship between obesity and osteoarthritis: Insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

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