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VOLUME 29: NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2002
Editorials
Arthritis Health Promotion Versus Comprehensive Arthritis Management. Is There a Difference?
J.C. Thorne, I. Fraser .........207
In Quest of the Holy Grail: Efficacy Versus Effectiveness in RA
M.E. Suarez-Almazor .........209
Articles
Susceptibility for and Clinical Manifestations of RA Are Associated with Polymorphisms of the TNF-a, IL-1ß, and IL-1Ra Genes
J. Trifunovic Cvetkovic, S. Wållberg-Jonsson,
B. Stegmayr, S. Rantapää-Dahlqvist, A.K. Lefvert .........212
CD4 Coating, But Not CD4 Depletion, Is a Predictor of Efficacy with Primatized Monoclonal Anti-CD4 Treatment of Active RA
U. Mason, J. Aldrich, F. Breedveld, et al .........220
Constitutive Expression of Angiopoietin-1 and -2 and Modulation of Their Expression by Inflammatory Cytokines in RA Synovial Fibroblasts
B.B. Scott, P.F. Zaratin, A. Colombo, M.J. Hansbury,
J.D. Winkler, J.R. Jackson .........230
Effect of Direct Angiogenesis Inhibition in RA Using a Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 1 Chimeric Protein
T. Sekimoto, K. Hamada, Y. Oike, et al .........240
Blood Transfusion, Alcohol Use, and Anthropometric Risk Factors for RA in Older Women
J.R. Cerhan, K.G. Saag, L.A. Criswell, L.A. Merlino,
T.R. Mikuls .........246
Prescribing Trends in DMARD for RA: A Survey of Practicing Canadian Rheumatologists
J.E. Pope, P. Hong, B.E. Koehler .........255
DMARD in Early RA: A Longterm Observational Study
N.G. Papadopoulos, Y. Alamanos, I.A. Papadopoulos,
N. Tsifetaki, P.V. Voulgari, A.A. Drosos .........261
Functional Disability in Relation to Radiological Damage and Disease Activity in Patients with RA in Remission
E.T.H. Molenaar, A.E. Voskuyl,
B.A.C. Dijkmans .........267
Patients Chosen for Treatment with Cyclosporine Because of Severe RA Are More Likely to Carry HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope Alleles, and Have Earlier Disease Onset
M.A. González-Gay, A.H. Hajeer,
C. García-Porrúa, et al .........271
Improvement in the Diagnosis of RA Using Dual Indirect Immunofluorescence and Immunoblotting Assays for Antifilaggrin Autoantibodies:
A Retrospective 3 Year Study
C. Ferraro-Peyret,
J. Tebib, A. Desbos, et al .........276
Pulmonary Hypertension in SLE: Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics and Response to Immunosuppressive Treatment
E. Tanaka, M. Harigai, M. Tanaka, Y. Kawaguchi,
M. Hara, N. Kamatani .........282
SLE Disease Activity Index 2000
D.D. Gladman, D. Ibañez, M.B. Urowitz .........288
Brachial Endothelial Function Is Impaired in Patients with SLE
D.S.N. Lima, E.I. Sato, V.C. Lima,
F. Miranda Jr, F.H. Hatta .........292
Cyclophosphamide with Low or High Dose Prednisolone for SSc Lung Disease
I. Pakas,
J.P.A. Ioannidis, K. Malagari, F.N. Skopouli,
H.M. Moutsopoulos, P.G. Vlachoyiannopoulos .........298
Clinical and Immunological Factors Associated with Low Lacrimal and Salivary Flow Rate in Patients with Primary SS
H-J. Haga .........305
Wegener's Granulomatosis: Survey of 701 Patients in North America. Changes in Outcome in the 1990s
N.I. Abdou, G.J. Kullman, G.S. Hoffman, et al .........309
Novel Genetic Association of Wegener's Granulomatosis with the IL-10 Gene
Y. Zhou,
R. Giscombe, D. Huang, A.K. Lefvert .........317
Sex Differences in TA and PMR
J. Narváez,
J.M. Nolla-Solé, J. Valverde-García,
D. Roig-Escofet .........321
The Potential of ESSG SpA Classification Criteria as a Diagnostic Aid in Rheumatological Practice
E. Muñoz Gomariz, A. Cisnal del Mazo, V. Pérez Guijo,
A.E. Contreras, M.C.M. Villanueva, E.C. Estévez .........326
Local Ice Therapy During Bouts of Acute Gouty Arthritis
N. Schlesinger, M.A. Detry, B.K. Holland, et al .........331
Influence of Weather Conditions on Rheumatic Pain
I. Strusberg, R.C. Mendelberg, H.A. Serra,
A.M. Strusberg .........335
Rheumatologists' Adherence to Guidelines for Misoprostol Use in Patients at High Risk for NSAID Gastropathy
J. Cibere, J.T. Sibley, M. Haga .........339
A Composite Index for Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Hip OA
J.F. Maillefert, A. Gueguen, M. Nguyen, et al .........347
Peak Oxygen Uptake and Ventilatory Anaerobic Threshold in FM
V. Valim, L.M. Oliveira, A.L. Suda, et al .........353
Cytokines and Depression in Cases with FM
A. Gür, M. Karakoç, K. Nas, R. Çevik, A. Denli,
J. Saraç .........358
Does Self-Management Education Benefit All Populations with Arthritis? A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Primary Care
Physician Network
D.H. Solomon, A. Warsi,
T. Brown-Stevenson, et al .........362
Pediatric Rheumatology
IFN-g:IL-4 Ratios and Associated Type 1 Cytokine Expression in JRA Synovial Tissue
M.P. Scola, S.D. Thompson, H.I. Brunner, et al .........369
Ethnic Differences in Risk for Pediatric Rheumatic Illness in a Culturally Diverse Population
D. Kurahara, A. Tokuda, A. Grandinetti, et al .........379
SAPHO Syndrome and Transient Hemiparesis in a Child: Coincidence or New Association?
E. Vanin, P. Drigo, G. Martini, et al .........384
Case Reports
Delayed Relapse of Churg-Strauss Syndrome Manifesting as Colon Ulcers with Mucosal Granulomas: 3 Cases
N. Mémain, M. De Bandt, L. Guillevin, B. Wechsler,
O. Meyer .........388
Periaortitis Heralding Wegener's Granulomatosis
C. de Roux-Serratrice, J. Serratrice, B. Granel,
et al .........392
Correspondence
Diagnostic Relevance of Antibodies to Serotonin and Phospholipids in FM R. Klein, P.A. Berg .........395
Reply W. Eich, E. Werle, A. Müller .........396
Is Hypermobility a Factor in FM? A.J. Holman .........396
Reply M-A. Fitzcharles .........397
Letters
Warfarin and Azathioprine: Clinically Significant Drug Interaction
J. Walker, H. Mendelson, A. McClure,
M.D. Smith .........398
Obesity Does Not Impair Rehabilitation
Outcome in SpA
S. Heikkilä, M. Mikkelsson, M. Kauppi .........399
Validation of a German Version of the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire (DASH-G)
M. Offenbaecher, T. Ewert, O. Sangha, G. Stucki .........401
Acute Inflammation at the Site of Calcinosis in Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma
S.M. Rashad, E.M. Abdelaty, J. Rooney,
H.R. Schumacher Jr .........402
Book Reviews
Arthritis and Allied Conditions. A Textbook of Rheumatology, 14th Edition 404
Primary Care Rheumatology .........404
Textbook of the Autoimmune Diseases .........404
Rheumatoid Arthritis .........405
Muscle Pain: Understanding Its Nature,
Diagnosis and Treatment .........405
Notices
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