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Combination of Drugs, Surgery, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Best for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Combination of Drugs, Surgery, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Best for Rheumatoid Arthritis "There is at present, no uniform approach to the problem of rheumatoid arthritis," according to J. H. Kellgran, MD, professor of rheumatology at the University of Manchester (England). Kellgran was among the speakers at the Technical Conference on the Public Health Aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Diseases, held last November in Rome. The conference was called to compare the achievements of the 23 participating countries and to implement improved public health campaigns aimed at reducing the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of rheumatoid diseases. Until the cause and a more uniform, precise treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can be established, the approach combining drugs, surgery, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation remains most effective, the speakers generally agreed. Treatment, according to Prof. A. Robecchi, MD, of Turin, Italy, is in all cases complex and difficult. But, he added, in treating rheumatoid arthritis the physician "is much less helpless than is generally thought." He divided http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Combination of Drugs, Surgery, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Best for Rheumatoid Arthritis

JAMA , Volume 187 (4) – Jan 25, 1964
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1964 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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10.1001/jama.1964.03060170087042
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"There is at present, no uniform approach to the problem of rheumatoid arthritis," according to J. H. Kellgran, MD, professor of rheumatology at the University of Manchester (England). Kellgran was among the speakers at the Technical Conference on the Public Health Aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Diseases, held last November in Rome. The conference was called to compare the achievements of the 23 participating countries and to implement improved public health campaigns aimed at reducing the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of rheumatoid diseases. Until the cause and a more uniform, precise treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can be established, the approach combining drugs, surgery, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation remains most effective, the speakers generally agreed. Treatment, according to Prof. A. Robecchi, MD, of Turin, Italy, is in all cases complex and difficult. But, he added, in treating rheumatoid arthritis the physician "is much less helpless than is generally thought." He divided

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Published: Jan 25, 1964

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