Health Status, Physical Disability, and Obesity Among Adult Mississippians With Chronic Joint Symptoms or Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003

• Main Authors: Carl W. Miller, PhD (Author), Nadine T. James, RN, PhD (Author), Peter J. Fos, PhD, DDS, MPH (Author), Lei Zhang, MS, MBA, PhD (Author), Peggy Wall, MS (Author), Cindy Welch, RN, MSN (Author)
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• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to analyze 2003 Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to describe the health of Mississippians with arthritis or chronic joint pain. For this study, we made statistical estimates of the extent of arthritis burden among the respo...