Rheumatoid Arthritis

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