Literature Review on Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Santosh Reddy
Munjal Thakkar
Poorav Desai

Abstract

 A Chronic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Worldwide, RA affects people of various ethnicities. In the adult population, disease prevalence ranges from 0.5 to 1% globally. Although the prevalence of the illness rises with age, the greatest incidence occurs between the fourth and sixth decades of life. Homoeopathy analyses condition based on causes, nature of pains, aggravating factors, ameliorating factors, parts affected, condition of part and metastatic changes through miasms.

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Reddy , S. ., Thakkar, M. ., & Desai, P. . (2023). Literature Review on Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 11(2), 1526–1533. Retrieved from https://www.jclmm.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1194
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