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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a worldwide disease. The original theory, that RA only occurs in areas with cold and wet weather conditions, turned out to be wrong; however, its incidence does seem to vary between countries [1].

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  1. Wirbelsäulenzentrum, Schulthessklinik, Lengghalde 2, 8008, Zürich, Schweiz

    Dieter Grob

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  1. Zentrum für Wirbelsäulen- und Rückenmarkchirurgie, Universität Zürich Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Forchstraße 340, 8008, Zürich, Switzerland

    Norbert Boos

  2. Institut für Evaluative Forschung in Orthopädischer Chirurgie MEM Forschungszentrum, Universität Bern, Stauffacherstraße 78, 3014, Bern, Switzerland

    Max Aebi

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Grob, D. (2008). Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Boos, N., Aebi, M. (eds) Spinal Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_37

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