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WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess pain, stiffness, and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Developed by Bellamy and colleagues in 1988, it has become the gold standard outcome measure in osteoarthritis clinical trials and practice.
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Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
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- Bellamy, N., Buchanan, W. W., Goldsmith, C. H., Campbell, J., & Stitt, L. W. (1988). Validation study of WOMAC: a health status instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Journal of Rheumatology, 15(12), 1833–1840. · URL
- Bellamy, N. (1997). WOMAC: a 20-year experiential review of a patient-centered self-reported health status questionnaire. Journal of Rheumatology, 29(12), 2473–2476. · URL
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