Predictors of perceived risk in first-degree relatives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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• who: Rheumatoid arthritis and collaborators from the Among FDRs, perceived risk of RA was highThree main predictors of perceived risk were identified which were being a child of a patient with RA, higher health anxiety and lower perceptions of treatment control. Understanding of these predictors will inform the development of effective risk communication strategies and aid RA prevention and early intervention efforts. Author , Department of Rheumatology, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK , Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK , Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK . . .
  

   

  

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