By L. Lidgren, E. Gomez-Barrena, G. N. Duda, W. Puhl, A. Carr. |
We have entered the second decade of the new millennium and societies in industrialised countries are facing tremendous challenges from demographic, environmentaland lifestyle factors. The European ‘age quake’ has not reached its highest magnitude.
This will have an impact on musculoskeletal health in the coming decades, but has already started to affect health services significantly. This is reflected in an increased financial burden for both direct (e.g., hospital) and indirect (e.g., societal for sick leave and homecare) costs. […]
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Source: Bone Joint Research Editorial March 2014; 3:48-50. | Bone & Jointz Research is an ‘open access’ journal set to revolutionise research communication in the field of orthopaedics and the musculoskeletal sciences. Included in PubMed and available in PubMed Central.
