Common Factors of Disease Flare in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Thought for the Day: The authors of this study found that the “most common factors for disease flare in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) were psychological stress/mood disorder (86.1%), infection (49.6%), and trauma (46.4%).” (Yilmaz,V. et al, 2017.) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473448/

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