ND1: INDIRECT COSTS DUE TO BACK PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES
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The economic costs of pain in the United States.
UNLABELLED In 2008, according to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), about 100 million adults in the United States were affected by chronic pain, including joint pain or arthritis. Pain is costly to the nation because it requires medical treatment and complicates treatment for other ailments. Also, pain lowers worker productivity. Using the 2008 MEPS, we estimated 1) the portion of tot...
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-3015(11)71526-1