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The Burden of Major Musculoskeletal Conditions
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Description: Woolf AD, Pfleger B.
Peninsula Medical School, Duke of Cornwall Department of Rheumatology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ, England.
Musculoskeletal conditions are a major burden on individuals, health systems, and social care systems, with indirect costs being predominant. This burden has been recognized by the United Nations and WHO, by endorsing the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010. This paper describes the burden of four major musculoskeletal conditions: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and low back pain.
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Author/Contact: Woolf & Pfleger
Institution: Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro
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Language: English
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Added: Mon Jan 01 2007