Research into practice: improving musculoskeletal care in general practice.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, and rarer conditions like gout and inflammatory arthritis are the most common limiting long-term conditions in the UK.1 They represent a huge and growing burden on population health, accounting for 30% of all years lived with disability, and 7.5 million days lost from work each year. The challenge was recognised by the Chief Medical Officer and confirmed in the recent Global Burden of Disease report:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
دوره 64 624 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014