title: Epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis is a relatively common disorder that affects men and women at the prime of their lives. Only 30% of the causes of rheumatoid arthritis can be attributed to genetic factors; the rest remain unexplained. Descriptive and analytic epidemiologic methods may lead to a better understanding of the causative, precipitating, and modulatory factors in rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Alarcón
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D015995:Prevalence; D015996:Survival Rate