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Abstract
Disabling osteochondrodysplasia with OSTEOSCLEROSIS, cone-shaped METAPHYSIS, and shortening of the DIAPHYSIS. It is endemic in parts of Siberia and northern China. Mineral deficiencies (e.g., selenium, iodine), fungal cereal contamination, and water contamination may be contributing factors in its etiology.
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- Disease, Kashin-Beck
- Kashin Beck Disease
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2011
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- Bone Diseases (1963-2010)
- Joint Diseases (1963-2010)
- Osteoarthritis (1968-2010)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Kashin-Beck Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057767. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057767
- Kashin-Beck Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashin%E2%80%93Beck_disease
- Kashin-Beck Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500314