Open AccessA study of the prevalence of arthritis in alaskan eskimos
Author(s) -
Blumberg Baruch S.,
Bloch Kurt J.,
Black Roger L.,
Dotter Charles
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780040402
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , population , osteoarthritis , medicine , arthritis , demography , wainwright , white (mutation) , geography , pathology , biology , environmental health , archaeology , biochemistry , gene , alternative medicine , sociology
Rheumatoid arthritis is present in an Alaskan Eskimo population. The prevalence of X‐ray evidence of osteoarthritis of the hands and wrists has been determined in an Eskimo population. Comparison with available U. S. white data suggests that the prevalence may be lower in the Eskimo. There was a high prevalence of individuals in the village of Wainwright whose sera yielded a positive bentonite flocculation test.