Vitamin C Intakeand Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease of the knee joints characterized by progressive softening and disintegration of articular cartilage. In OA, which is influenced by several risk factors, free radicals are increased by local ischemia in the cartilage. As an exogenous anti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universitas Padjadjaran
2017-06-01
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Series: | Althea Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/amj/article/view/1067 |