Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in alaskan eskimos

Abstract A rheumatoid arthritis prevalence survey was conducted in eight Alaskan Eskimo villages during the summer of 1970. Eleven cases of definite rheumatoid arthritis were found among 1443 Eskimos over 14 years of age. The frequency of 1.0% among adult females and 0.5% among adult males is almost...

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Published in:Arthritis & Rheumatism
Main Authors: Palmer Beasley, R., Retailliau, Henry, Healey, L. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1973
Subjects:
eskimo*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.1780160606
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Summary:Abstract A rheumatoid arthritis prevalence survey was conducted in eight Alaskan Eskimo villages during the summer of 1970. Eleven cases of definite rheumatoid arthritis were found among 1443 Eskimos over 14 years of age. The frequency of 1.0% among adult females and 0.5% among adult males is almost identical with the National Health Examination Survey prevalence estimate for the general United States.

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