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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a worldwide disease. The original theory, that RA only occurs in areas with cold and wet weather conditions, turned out to be wrong; however, its incidence does seem to vary between countries [1].
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Grob, D. (2008). Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Boos, N., Aebi, M. (eds) Spinal Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_37
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