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Arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations in the United States and Canada: A cross-border comparison

  1. Elizabeth M. Badley1,*,
  2. Hina Ansari2

Article first published online: 28 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/acr.20100

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 308–315, March 2010

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Badley, E. M. and Ansari, H. (2010), Arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitations in the United States and Canada: A cross-border comparison. Arthritis Care Res, 62: 308–315. doi: 10.1002/acr.20100

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  1. 1

    Toronto Western Research Institute and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

*399 Bathurst Street MP 10-322, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 28 JAN 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 28 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 9 NOV 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 6 APR 2009

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  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care through their Health System-Linked Research Unit grant scheme. Grant Number: 04166

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