Reducing Your Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

by EBSCO Medical Review Board

There are no current guidelines to lower the risk of RA. The exact cause is not known.

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Rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Foundation website. Available at: http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/rheumatoid-arthritis. January 27, 2020.

Rheumatoid arthritis. Merck Manual Professional Version website. Available at: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal-and-connective-tissue-disorders/joint-disorders/rheumatoid-arthritis-ra. Updated December 2018. Accessed January 27, 2020.

Rheumatoid arthritis. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health%5FInfo/Rheumatic%5FDisease/default.asp. Updated September 2019. Accessed January 27, 2020.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/rheumatoid-arthritis-ra . Updated May 22, 2019. Accessed January 27, 2020.

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Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Warren A. Bodine, DO, CAQSM
Review Date: 11/2019
Update Date: 02/16/2021

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