Is Physical Activity a Risk Factor for Primary Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis? A Prospective Cohort Study

Yuanyuan Wang; Julie Anne Simpson; Anita Wluka; Andrew J Teichtahl; Dallas R English; Graham G Giles; Stephen Graves; Flavia M Cicuttini

Journal article

Is Physical Activity a Risk Factor for Primary Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis? A Prospective Cohort Study

Yuanyuan Wang, Julie Anne Simpson, Anita Wluka, Andrew J Teichtahl, Dallas R English, Graham G Giles, Stephen Graves, Flavia M Cicuttini

Journal of Rheumatology | J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091138

University of Melbourne Researchers

Graham Giles Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Dallas English Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Julie Simpson Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study recruitment was funded by VicHealth and The Cancer Council of Victoria. This study was supported by a program grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; 209057), capacity building grant (251533), and enabling grant (396414), and was further supported by infrastructure provided by The Cancer Council of Victoria. Dr. Wang and Dr. Wluka received NHMRC Public Health (Australia) Fellowships (NHMRC 465142 and 317840, respectively).