title: [Epidemiological and clinical research on arthrosis and other rheumatic diseases recorded in Brăila district, between 1994-2003].
abstract: Authors present the results of the epidemiological and clinical research carried out in Brăila district, between 1994-2003. They revealed that arthrosis recorded 113.4-254.9%000 yearly, involving over 1/3 out of the health care request in patients over 70 years old. Medical and economical implications were assessed by the analysis of annual evolution of patients' consultations, hospitalizations, discharges and temporary work incapacity days for osteoarticular diseases, in general, and arthroses, in particular.
authors.affiliation: Staţiunea balneoclimaterică Lacu-Sărat Brăila, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr T Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină.
authors.forename: Viorica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lefter
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manole
authors.forename: Maria-Liliana
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Iliescu
mesh_terms: D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics