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Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA  30309
Phone: 1-800-283-7800
Web Address: www.arthritis.org
 

The Arthritis Foundation provides grants to help find a cure, prevention methods, and better treatment options for arthritis. It also provides a large number of community-based services nationwide to make living with arthritis easier, including self-help courses; water- and land-based exercise classes; support groups; home study groups; instructional videotapes; public forums; free educational brochures and booklets; the national, bimonthly consumer magazine Arthritis Today; and continuing education courses and publications for health professionals.


Arthritis Society of Canada
393 University Avenue
Suite 1700
Toronto, ON  M5G 1E6
Phone: (416) 979-7228
Fax: (416) 979-8366
E-mail: info@arthritis.ca
Web Address: http://www.arthritis.ca/
 

The Arthritis Society provides funding for arthritis research and offers information on patient care, public education, and self-management of arthritis.


Canadian Arthritis Network
522 University Avenue
Suite 1002
Toronto, ON  M5G 1W7
Phone: (416) 586-4770
Fax: (416) 586-8395
E-mail: can@arthritisnetwork.ca
Web Address: www.arthritisnetwork.ca
 

The Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN) provides a variety of information about arthritis research and development in Canada.


Canadian Orthopaedic Association
4150 St. Catherine Street West
Suite 360
Westmount, QC  H3Z 1P4
Phone: (514) 874-9003
Fax: (514) 874-0464
Web Address: http://www.coa-aco.org


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Author: Douglas Dana
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: July 24, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Brian D. O'Brien, MD - Internal Medicine
Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology

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