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Mortality and Arthritis
Patients with chronic arthritis are at greater risk of mortality due to infection, renal disease, respiratory conditions, and gastrointestinal disease.
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Lower Mortality: Obese RA Patients or Thin RA Patients?
You may think the answer is obvious, but think again. A team of researchers has reported that obese and overweight patients with rheumatoid arthritis had "paradoxically lower death rates than normal weight or thin RA patients." The result was clearly unexpected.
Mortality and RA - What is the effect of rheumatoid arthritis on mortality?
It has been reported that rheumatoid arthritis can impact mortality.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Shortens Life Expectancy
Rheumatoid arthritis affects mortality.
The Correlation Of Life Expectancy And Arthritis
Life expectancy is shorter among patients with rheumatoid arthritis than in the general population.
Mercy Killing or Senseless Suicide?
03/10/1998, Dr. Jack Kevorkian helped a rheumatoid arthritis sufferer and a fibromyalgia sufferer end their lives.
