| Description |
viii, 112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30cm |
| Series |
ABC series from BMJ |
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ABC series from BMJ
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| Contents |
1. Community rheumatology: delivering care across boundaries / Elaine M. Hay -- 2. Pain in the wrist and hand / Michael A. Shipley -- 3. Pain in the neck, shoulder, and upper arm / Cathy Speed -- 4. Low back pain / Cathy Speed -- 5. Pain in the hip and knee / Andrew J. Hamer -- 6. Pain in the foot / James Woodburn and Philip S. Helliwell -- 7. Fibromyalgia: musculoskeletal distress / Sarah Ryan and Anne Browne -- 8. Osteoarthritis / Nicholas Raj and Adrian Jones -- 9. Gout and hyperuricaemia / Michael L. Snaith and Adewale O. Adebajo -- 10. Osteoporosis / Nicola Peel and Richard Eastell -- 11. Rheumatoid arthritis: clinical features and diagnosis / Mohammed Akil and Kiran Veerapen -- 12. Rheumatoid arthritis: treatment / Mohammed Akil and Kiran Veerapan -- 13. Spondyloarthropathies / Gabrielle Kingsley and Non Pugh -- 14. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis / Mark Friswell and Tauny R. Southwood -- 15. Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis / Maya H. Buch and Howard A. Bird -- 16. Systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, and other lupus-like syndromes / Tsui-Yee Lian and Caroline Gordon -- 17. Raynaud's phenomenon and scleroderma / Christopher P. Denton and Carol M. Black -- 18. Is it a connective tissue disease? / Peter J. Maddison -- 19. Vasculitis and related rashes / Richard A. Watts and David G. I. Scott -- 20. Laboratory tests / Margaret J. Larche and David A. Isenberg -- 21. The team approach / Janet Cushnaghan and Jackie McDowell -- 22. Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases / Alex J. MacGregor and Timothy D. Spector |
| Summary |
This highly successful introduction to the diagnosis and management of the rheumatic diseases has been thoroughly revised and includes new information on treatments |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
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"This edition includes a new chapter on community rheumatology and covers changes in treatments for inflammatory disorders." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Subject |
Arthritis -- Treatment.
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Rheumatism -- Treatment.
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Joints -- Diseases.
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Rheumatism.
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Rheumatology.
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Arthritis.
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Rheumatic Diseases.
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Rheumatology.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid.
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Rheumatic Diseases.
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Rheumatic Diseases.
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Rheumatology.
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| Author |
Snaith, Michael L.
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| LC no. |
2005391735 |
| ISBN |
0727916882 |
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