What Is the Best Treatment Plan for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis?
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Rheumatoid arthritis causes inflammation of the joints and often produces pain, deformity, and disability. The cause of the disease is unknown, but doctors know that the disease produces inflammation of the joint surfaces where the cartilage-covered ends of the bones …
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