作者: Hochberg Mc , Felts Wr , Lawrence Rc , Shulman Le , Medsger Ta
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关键词: Incidence (epidemiology) 、 Environmental health 、 Public health 、 Prevalence 、 Joint disease 、 Epidemiology 、 National data 、 National Comorbidity Survey 、 Arthritis 、 Physical therapy 、 Medicine
摘要: Abstract The National Arthritis Data Workgroup focused its studies primarily on joint disease with the addition of osteoporosis which is a frequently occurring musculoskeletal condition and public health problem. We used national data sets as well published to estimate prevalence in United States. report rather than incidence because difficulty defining point onset primary sources currently available are concerned prevalence.