Reassessment of Twelve Traditional Paradigms Concerning the Diagnosis, Prevalence, Morbidity and Mortality of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 18 (sup79), 67-96
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03009748909092614
Abstract
Twelve traditional paradigms concerning the diagnosis, prevalence, morbidity and mortality of rheumatoid arthritis have provided much of the conventional wisdom in textbooks and clinical practice. Reassessment of these paradigms may lead to new insights and improved outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis.Keywords
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