The hypothesis of suppressed hostility as a factor in rheumatoid arthritis is supported by the finding that rheumatoid arthritics are more liable to divorce, but put up with an unsatisfactory marriage longer than those who are free of the disease. This is more striking for males than for females.Le hypothese de supprimite hostilitate como factor in arthritis rheumatoide es supportate per le constatation que patientes de arthritis rheumatoide ha un augmentate incidentia de divorcios sed indura un dissatisfacente maritage plus longemente que subjectos sin ille morbo. Iste relation es plus marcate in mascu10s que in femininas.ARITAL STATUS is an easily measurable aspect of the social environ-
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