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Musculoskeletal health: an ecological study assessing disease burden and research funding.
Authors
Nguyen AT, Aris IM, Snyder BD, Harris MB, Kang JD, Murray M, Rodriguez EK, Nazarian AAbstract
Exacerbated by an aging population, musculoskeletal diseases are a chronic and growing problem in the United States that impose significant health and economic burdens. The objective of this study was to analyze the correlation between the burden of diseases and the federal funds assigned to health-related research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).