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VOLUME 31: NO. 12 DECEMBER 2004
Editorials
Measuring the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy: Time to Change Our Thinking and Adopt a
New Model

F. Wolfe, L. Caplan, K. Michaud
......... 2317
COPCORD An Unrecognized Fountainhead of
Community Rheumatology in Developing Countries

A. Chopra ......... 2320
Chronic Back Pain: Searching for Causes and Cures

J.H. Atkinson ......... 2323
Matrix Catabolism in Arthritis: Priming the Guns with Oncostatin M

C.D. Richards ......... 2326
Classification Criteria for Antiphospholipid
Syndrome: The Case for Cardiac Valvular Disease

M.A. Petri ......... 2329
High Dose Immunotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue in
Severe SSc: An Idea That Is Moving Forward

D.E. Furst, R. Nash, K.M. Sullivan, R. Saccardi,
P. McSweeney ......... 2331
Articles
A Distinct Multicytokine Profile Is Associated
with Anti-Cyclical Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Patients with
Early Untreated Inflammatory Arthritis

C.A. Hitchon, P. Alex, L.B. Erdile, el al .........
2336
Enhanced Fcg Receptor
I, aMß2
Integrin Receptor Expression by Monocytes and Neutrophils in RA:
Interaction with Platelets

A. Bunescu, P. Seideman, R. Lenkei, K. Levin,
N. Egberg ......... 2347
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with RA After
Switching from Infliximab to Etanercept

B. Haraoui, E.C. Keystone, J.C. Thorne, et al
......... 2356
Low Dose MTX in the First Trimester of Pregnancy:
Result of a French Collaborative Study

B. Lewden, T. Vial, E. Elefant, A. Nelva, P. Carlier,
J. Descotes ......... 2360
Therapeutic Strategies in RA Over a 40-Year Period

H.M. Kremers, P. Nicola, C.S. Crowson,
W.M. O'Fallon, S.E. Gabriel ......... 2366
Folate, Homocysteine, and Cobalamin Status in
Patients with RA Treated with MTX, and the Effect of Low Dose Folic Acid Supplement

N. Hornung, T. Ellingsen, K. Stengaard-Pedersen,
J.H. Poulsen ......... 2374
Autoantibodies That Stabilize U1snRNP Are a
Significant Component of Human Autoantibodies to snRNP and Delay
Proteolysis of Sm Antigens in Vitro

M. Satoh, J. Akaogi, Y. Kuroda, et al .........
2382
Defining Response in SLE: A Study by the SLICC
Group
 S.J. Wollaston, V.T. Farewell,
D.A. Isenberg, et al ......... 2390
Systemic Sclerosis and Occupational Risk Factors:
Role of Solvents and Cleaning Products

A. Maitre, M. Hours, V. Bonneterre, et al .........
2395
Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A 5-Year
Transesophageal Echocardiographic Followup Study

N.E. Zavaleta, R.M. Montes, M.E. Soto,
N.A. Vanzzini, M-C. Amigo ......... 2402
Low Level Laser Therapy in Primary Raynaud's
Phenomenon Results of a Placebo Controlled, Double Blind
Intervention Study
 M. Hirschl,
R. Katzenschlager, C. Francesconi, M. Kundi .........
2408
Epistatic Interactions Between HLA-DRB1 and IL-4,
But Not IFN-g, Increase Susceptibility to
Giant Cell Arteritis
 M.M. Amoli, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay, E. Zeggini,
F. Salway, C. Garcia-Porrua, W.E.R. Ollier .........
2413
Prolactin and Growth Hormone Responses to
Hypoglycemia in Patients with RA and AS

J. Rovensky, R. Imrich, F. Malis, et al .........
2418
Clinimetric Evaluation of the BASMI in a
Controlled Trial of Pamidronate Therapy

E. Jauregui, B. Conner-Spady, A.S. Russell,
W.P. Maksymowych ......... 2422
Colchicine for Prophylaxis of Acute Flares When
Initiating Allopurinol for Chronic Gouty Arthritis

G.C. Borstad, L.R. Bryant, M.P. Abel, D.A. Scroggie,
M.D. Harris, J.A. Alloway ......... 2429
Impact of OA on Quality of Life in a Hong Kong
Chinese Population

J. Woo, E. Lau, P. Lee, et al ......... 2433
Low Prevalence of Knee and Back Pain in
Southeast China; the Shantou COPCORD Study

Q.Y. Zeng, R. Chen, Z.Y. Xiao, et al .........
2439
Slice Thickness in the Assessment of Medial and
Lateral Tibial Cartilage Volume and Accuracy for the Measurement of
Change in a Longitudinal Study

F. Cicuttini, K.F. Morris, M. Glisson, A.E. Wluka
......... 2444
Undersulfated Chondroitin Sulfate Does Not
Increase in OA Cartilage

M.J. Lammi, C-J. Qu, M.S. Laasanen, et al .........
2449
Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Tramadol/
Acetaminophen Combination Tablets (Ultracet®) in
Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter, Outpatient,
Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial

P.M. Peloso, L. Fortin, A. Beaulieu,
M. Kamin, N.R. Rosenthal ......... 2454
FM in Men: Comparison of Psychological Features
with Women

M.B. Yunus, R. Celiker, J.C. Aldag .........
2464
Is There Benefit in Referring Patients with FM to
a Specialist Clinic?

F.S.W. Zih, D. Da Costa, M-A. Fitzcharles ......... 2468
The Short Arthritis Assessment Scale: A Brief
Assessment Questionnaire for Rapid Evaluation of Arthritis Severity in
Research and Clinical Practice

F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, K. Kahler, M. Omar ......... 2472
Pediatric Rheumatology
Anti-52 kDa Ro, Anti-60 kDa Ro, and Anti-La
Antibody Profiles in Neonatal Lupus

P. Gordon, M.A. Khamashta, E. Rosenthal, et al ......... 2480
The Juvenile Arthritis Foot Disability Index: Development and Evaluation of Measurement Properties

M. André, S. Hagelberg, C.H.
Stenström ......... 2488
The PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale in
Pediatric Rheumatology: Reliability and Validity

J.W. Varni, T.M. Burwinkle, I.S. Szer ......... 2494
Guidelines for Blood Test Monitoring of MTX
Toxicity in JIA

O. Ortiz-Alvarez, K. Morishita, G. Avery, et al ......... 2501
Comparison of the Intraarticular Effectiveness of Triamcinolone Hexacetonide and Triamcinolone
Acetonide in Treatment of JRA
 B.A. Eberhard,
M.C. Sison, B.S. Gottlieb, N.T. Ilowite ......... 2507
Case Reports
Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplant in a Patient
with Advanced SSc and SLE

O. Khorshid, C. Hosing, S. Bibawi, et al ......... 2513
Disseminated Primary Varicella Infection During Infliximab Treatment
 H. Vonkeman, C. ten Napel,
H. Rasker, M. van de Laar ......... 2517
Two Familial Cases with TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome Caused by a Non-Cysteine Mutation (T50M) in the TNFRSF1A Gene Associated with Severe Multiorganic Amyloidosis

T. Kallinich, S. Briese, J. Roesler, et al ......... 2519
Images in Rheumatology
Tenosynovitis of the Hands Caused by M. kansasii in a Patient with Scleroderma
 J-C. Gerster, B. Duvoisin, J. Dudler, I.C. Berner ......... 2523
Swallowing Difficulties from "DISH-phagia"
 J.R. Curtis, P.H. Lander, L.W. Moreland ......... 2526
Correspondence
Is the STAR Trial Really a Safety Trial?
H. Yazici 2528
Reply D.E. Furst ......... 2528
Letter
Niacin-like Reaction to Infliximab Infusion in Systemic JRA
M. Becker, C.D. Rosé, G. McIlvain-Simpson ......... 2529
Notices
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