Linda F. Voigt, Thomas D. Koepsell, J. Lee Nelson, Carin E. Dugowson, and Janet R.
Daling are the authors of “Smoking, Obesity, Alcohol Consumption, and the Risk of Rheumatoid
Arthritis.” Due to a substantial amount of study regarding sex hormones contributing to the
effects of rheumatoid arthritis they “…conducted a population-based case-control study…in
King County, WA, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound” (Voigt 525).
According to the acknowledgements section the physicians, as well as the
rheumatologists of King County, WA and the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound helped
to make the research possible. A few key individuals was mentioned for assisting with the
research they are: Diane Setterholm, Hean Whitt, Jude…