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Foot pain: Is current or past shoewear a factor?

  1. Alyssa B. Dufour1,*,
  2. Kerry E. Broe2,
  3. Uyen-Sa D. T. Nguyen3,
  4. David R. Gagnon4,
  5. Howard J. Hillstrom5,
  6. Anne H. Walker2,
  7. Erin Kivell2,
  8. Marian T. Hannan3

Article first published online: 29 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1002/art.24733

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 61, Issue 10, pages 1352–1358, 15 October 2009

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Dufour, A. B., Broe, K. E., Nguyen, U.-S. D. T., Gagnon, D. R., Hillstrom, H. J., Walker, A. H., Kivell, E. and Hannan, M. T. (2009), Foot pain: Is current or past shoewear a factor?. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 61: 1352–1358. doi: 10.1002/art.24733

Author Information

  1. 1

    Boston University School of Public Health and the Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts

  2. 2

    Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts

  3. 3

    Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  4. 4

    Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

  5. 5

    Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York

*Institute for Aging Research Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 SEP 2009
  2. Article first published online: 29 SEP 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 MAY 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 JAN 2009

Funded by

  • American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Research Preceptorship
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and National Institute on Aging. Grant Numbers: AR-047853, AR-053205
  • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study. Grant Number: N01-HC-25195

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