Combating the burden of musculoskeletal conditions
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Combating the burden of musculoskeletal conditions.
A re rheumatic diseases neglected by European politicians and healthcare payers? No other group of disorders affects more people than the conditions that rheumatologists diagnose and treat. No other group of disorders leads to higher prevalence of disability than the ailments rheumatologists look after. No other group of disorders leads to a higher financial burden than the diseases rheumatolog...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.022137