Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory arthritis and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Primary care providers should be able to distinguish the clinical presentation of rheumatoid arthritis from that of osteoarthritis, because the treatment and outcomes differ greatly between these 2 common forms of arthritis. This article provides a current overview of our understanding of rheumatoid arthritis, with an emphasis on early diagnosis and approaches to treatment.
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Univ Texas, SouthWestern Med Sch, Div Rheumat Dis, 9900 North Cent Expressway,Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75231 USAUniv Texas, SouthWestern Med Sch, Div Rheumat Dis, 9900 North Cent Expressway,Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75231 USA
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UCHlth Greeley Hosp, 6767 W 29th St, Greeley, CO 80634 USAUCHlth Greeley Hosp, 6767 W 29th St, Greeley, CO 80634 USA
Ebel, Ariadne V.
O'Dell, James R.
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Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Div Rheumatol & Immunol, Omaha Vet Affairs, 986270 Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE 68198 USAUCHlth Greeley Hosp, 6767 W 29th St, Greeley, CO 80634 USA
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Univ Kansas, Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Div Geriatr Med & Palliat Care, Kansas City, KS 66160 USAUniv Kansas, Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Div Geriatr Med & Palliat Care, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
Birch, James T., Jr.
Bhattacharya, Shelley
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Univ Kansas, Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Div Geriatr Med & Palliat Care, Kansas City, KS 66160 USAUniv Kansas, Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Div Geriatr Med & Palliat Care, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Hosp Clin Porto Alegre, BR-90035903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilUniv Brasilia UnB, Hosp Univ Brasilia, Serv Reumatol, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Brenol, Claiton Viegas
Palominos, Penelope
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Div Rheumatol, Hosp Clin Porto Alegre, BR-90035903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilUniv Brasilia UnB, Hosp Univ Brasilia, Serv Reumatol, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Palominos, Penelope
Castelar Pinheiro, Geraldo da Rocha
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Univ Estado Rio De Janeiro, BR-20551030 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, BrazilUniv Brasilia UnB, Hosp Univ Brasilia, Serv Reumatol, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil