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The impact of arthritis and joint pain on individual healthcare expenditures: findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2011

BACKGROUND: Joint pain, including back pain, and arthritis are common conditions in the United States, affecting more than 100 million individuals and costing upwards of $200 billion each year. Although activity limitations associated with these disorders impose a substantial economic burden, this r...

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Autores principales: Williams, Edith M., Walker, Rebekah J., Faith, Trevor, Egede, Leonard E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28245879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1230-3