High burden of musculoskeletal conditions: A problem that has only recently come to recognition

Chronic Illness

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-320

  Slim, Zeinab N ^a   Chaaya, Monique ^a   Habib, Rima R ^a   Arayssi, Thurayya ^b   Uthman, Imad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

COPCORD; disability; help seeking behaviours; Lebanon; Musculoskeletal pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955217702     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395311420611     Document Type: Article

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