Prevention at work needed to curb the worldwide strong increase in knee replacement surgery for working-age osteoarthritis patients
In the upcoming decades, hospitals and clinics around the world face a steep rise in demand from patients seeking knee replacement surgery. An absolute increase in knee replacement surgery of 297% – to 57 893 procedures – is forecasted in The Netherlands between 2005 and 2030 (1). The situation is s...
Main Authors: | P Paul FM Kuijer, Alex Burdorf |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)
2020-09-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health |
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Online Access: |
https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3915
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