The Relationship Of the Arthritic Patient To the Community

Review of American and English literature for the years 1963 and 1964 (Seventeenth Rheumatism Review)

“…In the United States, it is estimated that rheumatic disease accounts for the loss of more than 115,000,000 work days annually, resulting in $1.5 billion in lost wages annually (332). The estimated cost of medical care for arthritis patients is $250,000,000.…”