Cost of illness of low back pain and osteoarthritis on health systems and society: protocol for a rapid systematic review

Project description: The WHO Collaborating Center for Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health (CAN-124) is leading a rapid systematic review to synthesize the evidence on the cost of illness related to low back pain and osteoarthritis in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. The results of this rapid review will be used to inform policy recommendations for WHO member states on the economic impact of musculoskeletal health. We are pleased that the WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation<https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?wlbbU/2dthY2mlIlapO5fg==> - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine at Emory University (US-478) is a collaborator on this project.

For more information on collaborators and collaborating institutions see protocol registration: https://osf.io/pm5xe