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Contents: Volume 39, Number 1 : January 2000   [Index by Author]  Other Issues: Previous Next  
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M. Utley, S. Gallivan, A. Young, N. Cox, P. Davies, J. Dixey, P. Emery, A. Gough, D. James, P. Prouse, P. Williams, and J. Winfield
Potential bias in Kaplan–Meier survival analysis applied to rheumatology drug studies
Rheumatology 2000 39: 1-2; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.1 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bingham and P. Emery
Resistant rheumatoid arthritis clinics— a necessary development?
Rheumatology 2000 39: 2-5; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.2 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. L. Scott
Rheumatology Online: note from the Editor
Rheumatology 2000 39: 5-6; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.5 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:Back

I. Lundberg and Y.-L. Chung
Treatment and investigation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Rheumatology 2000 39: 7-17; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.7 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. L. Stoll and J. Gavalchin
Systemic lupus erythematosus—messages from experimental models
Rheumatology 2000 39: 18-27; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.18 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:Back

N. J. Cooper
Economic burden of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review
Rheumatology 2000 39: 28-33; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.28 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Sokka, T. Möttönen, and P. Hannonen
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug use according to the `sawtooth' treatment strategy improves the functional outcome in rheumatoid arthritis: results of a long-term follow-up study with review of the literature
Rheumatology 2000 39: 34-42; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.34 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. Kraan, J. J. Haringman, M. J. Ahern, F. C. Breedveld, M. D. Smith, and P. P. Tak
Quantification of the cell infiltrate in synovial tissue by digital image analysis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 43-49; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.43 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Richard, S. Guerret, F. Gerard, J. G. Tebib, and E. Vignon
Hepatic fibrosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate: application of a new semi-quantitative scoring system
Rheumatology 2000 39: 50-54; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.50 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. A. A. Swen, J. W. G. Jacobs, P. C. G. Hubach, J. H. Klasens, P. R. Algra, and J. W. J. Bijlsma
Comparison of sonography and magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of partial tears of finger extensor tendons in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 55-62; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.55 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Barton, A. Myerscough, S. John, M. Gonzalez-Gay, W. Ollier, and J. Worthington
A single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 1 of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated-4 (CTLA-4) is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 63-66; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.63 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Yalçinkaya, N. Çakar, M. Misirlioglu, N. Tümer, N. Akar, M. Tekin, H. Tastan, H. Koçak, N. Özkaya, and A. H. Elhan
Genotype–phenotype correlation in a large group of Turkish patients with familial Mediterranean fever: evidence for mutation-independent amyloidosis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 67-72; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.67 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. S. Di Genaro, E. Muñoz, C. Aguilera, and A. M. S. de Guzmán
Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 and O:5 lipopolysaccharide arthritogenicity in hamsters
Rheumatology 2000 39: 73-78; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.73 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Huang, T. Ushiyama, K. Inoue, T. Kawasaki, and S. Hukuda
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee: acase–control study in Japan
Rheumatology 2000 39: 79-84; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.79 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Mitra, D. M. Elvins, D. J. Speden, and A. J. Collins
The prevalence of vertebral fractures in mild ankylosing spondylitis and their relationship to bone mineral density
Rheumatology 2000 39: 85-89; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.85 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Salaffi, M. Peroni, and G. F. Ferraccioli
Discriminating ability of composite indices for measuring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of the Chronic Arthritis Systemic Index, Disease Activity Score and Thompson's articular index
Rheumatology 2000 39: 90-96; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.90 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

É. Makula, G. Pokorny, M. Kiss, E. Vörös, L. Kovács, A. Kovács, L. Csernay, and A. Palkó
The place of magnetic resonance and ultrasonographic examinations of the parotid gland in the diagnosis and follow-up of primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology 2000 39: 97-104; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.97 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H.-C. Schuppe, D. Richter-Hintz, H. E. Stierle, B. Homey, T. Ruzicka, and P. Lehmann
Topical tacrolimus for recalcitrant leg ulcer in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 105-106; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.105 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Maclachlan, M. Battegay, A. L. Jacob, and A. Tyndall
Successful treatment of hepatitis B-associated polyarteritis nodosa with a combination of lamivudine and conventional immunosuppressive therapy: a case report
Rheumatology 2000 39: 106-108; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.106 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. I. Patel, A. St John, and N. J. McHugh
Antiphospholipid syndrome with proliferative vasculopathy and bowel infarction
Rheumatology 2000 39: 108-110; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.108 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. A. M. Blaauw, T. J. M. Tobé, R. W. H. M. Derksen, and J. W. J. Bijlsma
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Salmonella enteritidis bacteraemia complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute cholecystitis
Rheumatology 2000 39: 110-112; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.110 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. J. Harrison, A. J. Silman, D. P. M. Symmons, C. T. Pease, B. Bhakta, J. Devlin, and P. Emery
Does the age of onset of rheumatoid arthritis influence phenotype?: a prospective study of outcome and prognostic factors
Rheumatology 2000 39: 112-113; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.112 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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