Estimating medical costs attributable to osteoarthritis in the US population: Comment on the article by Kotlarz et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2566-2567

  Murphy, Louise B ^a   Helmick, Charles G ^a   Cisternas, Miriam G ^b   Yelin, Edward H ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MGC Data Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955399002     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.27514     Document Type: Letter

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