Arthritis may be worse in poor countries but seem worse in rich ones

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Arthritis may be worse in poor countries but seem worse in rich ones

By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) - A study of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finds that those in wealthy nations are more troubled by it, even though people in poor countries have more severe symptoms. ?Such differences are worrisome as they clearly point to avoidable (not caused by biologic or genetic factors) health inequities,? lead study author Polina Putrik of Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands said by email. Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, affects the joints, connective tissues, muscle, tendons and fibrous tissue, causing pain and deformity.

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