title: Legal rights of children with musculoskeletal disabilities.
abstract: As market forces increasingly control medicine, we must not forget the disabled, especially children. Although the costs of appropriate comprehensive services are substantial, it is well worth the cost to facilitate an adulthood in which these patients are on their own, possibly earning their livelihood, and experiencing the best quality of life our society can provide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Lindsley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004493:Education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases; D012943:Social Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence