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Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2009-10-12
Intro: PUNE: Among the 8,000 people surveyed in Pune city, about 10 per cent complained of one or the other kind of rheumatic pain. The data, which is part of an ongoing study, revealed that most of the people surveyed consumed tobacco in one form or the other.
"The study to measure burden of rheumatism on the Indian population at 17 cities/towns shows that at least 10-15 per cent of the population suffers from arthritis or some form of rheumatism. And the use of tobacco has emerged as a leading risk factor for rheumatic pains. This public health issue is yet to be recognised by the Indian medical faculty and community," said rheumatologist Arvind Chopra.
Chopra has combined his skills with that of the gram panchayat at Bhigwan village, where too 9,000 people were surveyed, to create an exemplary community model of rheumatic disease.
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