The prevalence and functional impact of musculoskeletal conditions amongst clients of a primary health care facility in an under-resourced area of Cape Town

BACKGROUND: The extent of disease burden of musculoskeletal conditions (MSC) not due to injury has not been well determined in sub-Saharan Africa. The 1999 Global Burden of Disease study estimated the prevalence of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis to be 150/100,000 compared to 1,500/100,000 i...

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Autores principales: Parker, Romy, Jelsma, Jennifer
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2830178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20044944
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2830178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20044944
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-2

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