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Review
. 1992 Apr;4(2):160-6.
doi: 10.1097/00002281-199204000-00005.

Health services research in arthritis musculoskeletal disease

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Health services research in arthritis musculoskeletal disease

M E Charlson et al. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

This paper reviews recent studies in national patterns of disability related to arthritis, longitudinal studies of outcome in arthritis, the effects of the prospective payment system on outcomes of hip fracture patients, and recent studies of geographic variation in treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal disease. It also reviews recent papers on clinimetric issues and advances in measuring disease activity.

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