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Jennifer M Hootman et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug;69(8):1702-1703.

doi: 10.1002/art.40143. Epub 2017 Jun 14.

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Updated Projected Prevalence of Self-Reported Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation Among US Adults, 2015-2040.
Hootman JM, Helmick CG, Barbour KE, Theis KA, Boring MA. Hootman JM, et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Jul;68(7):1582-7. doi: 10.1002/art.39692. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016. PMID: 27015600 Free PMC article. Review.
Corrected Estimates for the Prevalence of Self-Reported Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis Among US Adults: Comment on the Article by Hootman et al.
Jafarzadeh SR, Felson DT. Jafarzadeh SR, et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Aug;69(8):1701-1702. doi: 10.1002/art.40144. Epub 2017 Jun 14. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017. PMID: 28482138 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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