title: Taking action on arthritis.
abstract: The statistics regarding arthritis are mind boggling: one out of every six Americans have arthritis. In New Jersey, more than one million people are affected by arthritis diseases. The condition costs the U.S. economy $65 billion annually in medical care and lost wages. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects that in the year 2020, one in five Americans will have arthritis--an estimated 59.4 million people. Increasing awareness of this disease among physicians is a necessity.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Noonan
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents