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Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
What Are the Symptoms?
Who Gets It?
What Causes It?
How Does It Affect the Joints?
What Does It Do to the Rest of the Body?
What Is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)?
RA and Pregnancy
What Doctors Will Check On
Blood Tests You May Get
Imaging Tests You May Get
Treatments for RA
Medicines
Is Surgery an Option?
Other Treatments
What About Diet?
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REFERENCES:
National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: “Rheumatoid Arthritis.”
Arthritis Foundation: "Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Is It?", "Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Causes It?", "Rheumatoid Arthritis: Who Gets It?", "Rheumatoid Arthritis: How Is It Diagnosed?", "Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatment Options," "More Than Just Joints: How Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects the Rest of Your Body," "Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis?"
Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center: "Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathophysiology."
UpToDate.com: "Patient Information: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pregnancy."
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: "Rheumatoid Arthritis and Complementary and Alternative Medicine."