Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis and possible arthritis--30 states, 2002. From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: May 14, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States (1), and its prevalence is expected to increase as the U.S. population ages (2). State-specific estimates of the prevalence of this condition are key to planning health services and programs to prevent arthritis-related disability and to track progress toward meeting national health objectives for 2010 (objectives 2.1-2.8) (3). In 2002, new questions about arthritis were released as an optional module of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and 30 states elected to use the module. This report ...

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