Life with arthritis in Canada: a personal and public health challenge

Table of Contents

• A few words from the Chief Public Health Officer
• List of tables
• List of figures
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 / What is arthritis and how common is it?
• Chapter 2 / Prevention and management
• Chapter 3 / Disability and quality of life
• Chapter 4 / Arthritis among First Nations, Métis and Inuit
• Chapter 5 / Mortality burden of arthritis
• Chapter 6 / Economic burden of arthritis
• Chapter 7 / Arthritis-related prescription medication use
• Chapter 8 / Ambulatory care services utilization
• Chapter 9 / Hospital services for arthritis
• Data sources
• Glossary

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Chronic Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Division
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
785 Carling Avenue, AL: 6806B
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Canada
E-mail: chronic.publications.chronique@phac-aspc.gc.ca