Baseline Balance and Functional Decline in Older Adults with Knee Pain: The Observational Arthritis Study in Seniors

OBJECTIVES:  To examine the cross‐sectional and longitudinal effect of baseline balance, independent of multiple covariates (sociodemographic variables, comorbidities), on self‐reported disability and several measures of functional performance.

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