RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BRITISII 805 .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MEDICAL JOURNAL opportunity was taken of investigating the clinical pattern of the disease.In contrast to the clinical pattern of the disease, which was found to be in keeping with the standard textbook description, the investigation into alleged aetiological factors produced largely negative results. Most factors investigated were found to occur as often in controls as in patients.Information was obtained which suggests that further study is warranted into the influence of the familial factor, the effects of cold and damp and climate, abnormalities of the peripheral circulation, and the relation of pregnancy and the menopause to the aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
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