The Relation of the Chronic Disease Epidemic to the Health Care Crisis
Currently, some 50% of the US population has a chronic disease, creating an epidemic, and 86% of health care costs are attributable to chronic disease. The medical profession and its leadership did not recognize or respond appropriately to the rising prevalence of chronic disease. As a consequence,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-03-01
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| Series: | ACR Open Rheumatology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11114 |