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The Nebraska Rheumatology Society Grows to Meet State’s Challenges

Linda Childers  |  Issue: May 2020  |  May 15, 2020


Linda Childers is a health writer located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

References

  1. Wilson FA, Wehbi NK, Larson J, et al. The status of the healthcare workforce in the state of Nebraska. University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Health Policy. 2018 Feb.
  2. Nebraska state plan on aging, October 1, 2019—September 30, 2023. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, State Unit on Aging, Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care. 2019 Jun 19.
  3. Barbour KE, Helmick CG, Boring M, Brady TJ. Vital signs: Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation—United States, 2013–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 10;66(9):246–253.

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