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Comprehensive outline of osteoarthritis from National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
The Osteoarthritis Research Society International is as non-profit scientifice professional organisation that promotes and encourages fundamental and applied research in osteoarthritis. They are the only worldwide organisation with the sole focus on OA.
New York Times Health website features on osteoarthritis.
The Arthritis Research Campaign (arc), founded in 1936, raises funds to promote medical research into the cause, treatment and cure of arthritic conditions; to educate medical students, doctors and allied healthcare professionals about arthritis; and provide information to the general public.
Patient-led website offering high quality information and support to empower you to take control of your arthritis, to campaigning for change.
The American College of Rheumatology is an organisation of and for, physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
The OAI is coordinated by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The objective of the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is to pool public and private scientific expertise and funding to collect, analyze, and make widely available the largest research resource to date of clinical data, radiologic information, and biospecimens from individuals with early and progressing OA. The goal is to create a public resource to validate imaging and biochemical biomarkers and ensure that validated biomarkers are made widely available to further drug development and improve the public health.
