Rheumatoid Arthritis: Pathogenesis, Assessment, Outcome, and Treatment Book

Introduction: Updating a Reassessment of Traditional Paradigms Concerning Rheumatoid Arthritis, Theodore Pincus, Frederick Wolfe, and Leigh F. Callahan

Pathogenesis

The Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gabriel S. Panayi Rheumatoid Factor, Nancy J. Olsen and Pojen P. Chen HLA-DR4 and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gerald T. Nepom The Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Deborah P. M. Symmons and Alan J. Silman

Assessment

Joint Assessment, Howard A. Fuchs and Jennifer J. Anderson

Radiological Assessment of Joint Damage: The Premier Outcome Measure in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Current Status and Future Potential, John T. Sharp Health Status Assessment, Robert F. Meenan

Course and Outcome

The Morbidity of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Simon Donnelly and David L. Scott Mortality in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Heikki A. Isomäki The Economic Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Deborah P. Lubeck Work Disability and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Edward H. Yelin Psychological Dimensions of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Laurence A. Bradley Socioeconomic Status and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Leigh F. Callahan

Treatment

First-Line Antirheumatic (Anti-Inflammatory) Drugs, Elizabeth A. Kitsis and Steven B. Abramson Second-Line Antirheumatic Therapies, David T. Felson Long-Acting Drug Combinations in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Updated Overview, Peter Tugwell and Maarten Boers The Application of Biotechnological Advances to the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthur F. Kavanaugh and Peter E. Lipsky Clinical Implications of the Relative Therapeutic Toxicity of Medications Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis, James F. Fries Physical Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Antoine Helewa and Hugh A. Smythe The Surgical Treatment of Early and Advanced Rheumatoid Arthritis, Matthew H. Liang and Gerold Stucki Arthritis Patient Education: What We Know, What Clinicians Can Do, Kate R. Lorig Data Collection and Utilization: A Methodology for Clinical Practice and Clinical Research, Frederick Wolfe