Sun, Dong
Neumann, Jan
Joseph, Gabby B.
Foreman, Sarah
Nevitt, Michael C.
McCulloch, Charles E.
Li, Xiaoming
Link, Thomas M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR064771, P50-AR060752, N01-AR-2-2258, N01-AR-2-2259, N01- AR-2-2260, N01-AR-2-2261, N01-AR-2- 2262)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31630025, 81320108013)
Article History
Received: 10 July 2018
Revised: 20 October 2018
Accepted: 28 November 2018
First Online: 7 January 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Thomas M. Link.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: Gabby B. Joseph, PhD, kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained for this study.
: • Longitudinal, prospective cohort study with retrospective data analysis.• Diagnostic or prognostic study.• Multicenter study.