New CDC Report: Number Of Americans With Disability Growing; Arthritis Cited As The Most Common Cause

Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability, an increase of three million from 1999, and arthritis tops the list of most common causes of disability, according to an article published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). In addition, the number of people who report arthritis as the primary cause of disability has increased by one million.

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Filed under: Arthritis on May 5th, 2009