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Managing Comorbidities in the Rheumatic Diseases: The New Reality
 
B. Wang .........899

Cases of Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis Should Not Be Classified as Having RA
 
D.P.M. Symmons, J.M.W. Hazes, A.J. Silman .........902

Can Progression of Radiographic Joint Damage Be Predicted Early in RA?
 
A.E. Voskuyl, M. Boers .........905

Clinical Evaluation Versus Ultrasonography: Who Is the Winner?
 
W. Grassi .........908

The Use of Biochemical Markers of Bone and Cartilage Metabolism to Monitor Osteoarthritis — Dreams and Reality
 
P.J. Roughley, S. El-Maadawy .........910

Articles

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Promoter Polymorphisms in Patients with RA from Northwest Spain
   
M.A. Gonzalez-Gay, A.H. Hajeer, C. Garcia-Porrua, et al .........913

Longterm Protection of Mice Against Collagen-Induced Arthritis After Short-Term LF 15-0195 Treatment: Modulation of B and T Lymphocyte Activation
   
P. Ducoroy, D. de Fornel, L. Dubrez-Daloz, E. Solary, P. Dutartre .........918

Role of Fcg Receptors IIA, IIIA, and IIIB in Susceptibility to RA
   
T.R.D.J. Radstake, E. Petit, C. Pierlot, L.B.A. van de Putte, F. Cornelis, P. Barrera .........926

Therapeutic Implications for Interferon-a in Arthritis: A Pilot Study
   
T. Wong, B. Majchrzak, E. Bogoch, E.C. Keystone, E.N. Fish .........934

The Responsiveness of Generic Health Status Measures As Assessed in Patients with RA Receiving Infliximab
   
A.S. Russell, B. Conner-Spady, A. Mintz, C. Mallon, W.P. Maksymowych .........941

Prevalence of Secondary Amyloidosis in Asian North Indian Patients with RA
   
A. Wakhlu, N. Krisnani, P. Hissaria, A. Aggarwal, R. Misra .........948

Health Related Quality of Life in Women with Elderly Onset RA
   
T. Mikuls, K. Saag, L. Criswell, L. Merlino, J.R. Cerhan .........952

National Study of Cause-Specific Mortality in RA, JCA, and Other Rheumatic Conditions: A 20 Year Followup Study
   
E. Thomas, D.P.M. Symmons, D.H. Brewster, R.J. Black, G. Macfarlane .........958

Ultrasonography Is Superior to Clinical Examination in the Detection and Localization of Knee Joint Effusion in RA
   
D. Kane, P.V. Balint, R.D. Sturrock .........966

Cytotoxicity Responses to Peptide Antigens in RA and AS
   
C. Wilson, T. Rashid, H. Tiwana, et al .........972

Design, Quality, and Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials of SLE
   
F.B. Karassa, A. Tatsioni, J.P.A. Ioannidis .........979

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations in SLE: Prevalence and Association with aPL
   
G. Sanna, M.L. Bertolaccini, M.J. Cuadrado, et al .........985

Antiguanosine Antibodies in Murine and Human Lupus Have the Internal Image of G-Binding Proteins
   
K.K. Colburn, A.L. Wong, R.H. Weisbart, L.M. Green .........993

Clinical Significance of Antibodies to TS1-RNA in Patients with MCTD
   
K. Ikeda, Y. Takasaki, K. Hirokawa, K. Takeuchi, H. Hashimoto .........998

How "Soft" Are Soft Neurological Signs? The Relationship of Subjective Neuropsychiatric Complaints to Cognitive Function in SLE
   
S.D. Denburg, K.E. Stewart, L.E. Hart, J.A. Denburg .........1006

Group Psychotherapy Reduces Illness Intrusiveness in SLE
   
S.M. Edworthy, P.L. Dobkin, A.E. Clarke, et al .........1011

Treatment of Subglottic Stenosis, Due to WG, with Intralesional Corticosteroids and Dilation
   
G.S. Hoffman, C.K. Thomas-Golbanov, J. Chan, L.M. Akst, I. Eliachar .........1017

Clinical and Radiological Changes During PsA Disease Progression
   
M. Khan, C. Schentag, D.D. Gladman .........1022

High Ferritin and Low Glycosylated Ferritin May Also Be a Marker of Excessive Macrophage Activation
   
O. Lambotte, P. Cacoub, N. Costedoat, G. Le Moel, Z. Amoura, J-C. Piette .........1027

Inter and Intraobserver Variability in DePalma's Classification of Shoulder Calcific Tendinitis
   
M. Maier, T. Maier-Bosse, C.U. Schulz, et al .........1029

The Utility of Alizarin Red S Staining in CPPD Deposition Disease
   
K. Yamakawa, H. Iwasaki, I. Masuda, et al .........1032

Effect of Exercise and Beer on the Plasma Concentration and Urinary Excretion of Purine Bases
   
T. Ka, T. Yamamoto, Y. Moriwaki, et al .........1036

Biochemical Markers of Bone and Cartilage Remodeling in Prediction of Longterm Progression of Knee OA
   
O. Bruyere, J.H. Collette, O. Ethgen, et al .........1043

HLA-B*39 Allele Confers Susceptibility to Osteoarticular Complications in Human Brucellosis
   
M.J. Bravo, J. de Dios Colmenero, A. Alonso, A. Caballero .........1051

Quality of Life in Women with FM Syndrome: Validation of the QIF, the French Version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
   
S. Perrot, D. Dumont, F. Guillemin, J. Pouchot, J. Coste, and the French Group for Quality of Life Research .........1054

Aerobic Fitness Effects in FM
   
V. Valim, L. Oliveira, A. Suda, et al .........1060

The Effects of Sodium Oxybate on Clinical Symptoms and Sleep Patterns in Patients with FM
   
M.B. Scharf, M. Baumann, D.V. Berkowitz .........1070

Pediatric Rheumatology

Aerobic Exercise Capacity in Patients with JDM
   
T. Takken, N. Spermon, P.J.M. Helders, A.B.J. Prakken, J. van der Net .........1075

Camptodactyly, Arthropathy, Coxa Vara, and Pericarditis Syndrome Among Egyptians
   
A. El-Garf, G. Mahmoud, R. Gheith, G. Abd El-Aaty, H. Abd El-Aaty .........1081

Juvenile Spondyloarthritis and Severe Cardiac Involvement in a Female Patient
   
I. Foeldvari, C. Thiel, M. Eiselt, J. Weil .........1087

Case Reports

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (Watermelon Stomach) in a Patient with SS
   
A. Goel, C.L. Christian .........1090

IL-18 and Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Fulminant Hepatic Failure of AOSD
   
A. Ogata, M. Kitano, J. Yamanaka, et al .........1093

Images in Rheumatology

Acute Synovial Rupture of the Rheumatoid Knee Presenting as a Pretibial Mass: MRI Appearance
 
T. Yamamoto, T. Marui, T. Akisue, et al .........1097

Ollier's Disease with Sella Turcica Involvement
 
A. Tlacuilo-Parra, G. Orozco-Barocio, M.A. Arana-Gutiérrez .........1100

OMERACT 6

International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology, Gold Coast, Australia, April 11-14, 2002

Imaging (Repair)

Repair of Erosions in RA Does Occur. Results from 2 Studies by the OMERACT Subcommittee on Healing of Erosions
   
J.T. Sharp, D. van der Heijde, M. Boers, et al .........1102

OMERACT Workshop: Repair of Structural Damage in RA
   
D. van der Heijde, J.T. Sharp, R. Rau, V. Strand .........1108

MCID/Low Disease Activity State

MCID/Low Disease Activity State Workshop: Low Disease Activity State in RA
   
G. Wells, M. Boers, B. Shea, et al .........1110

Deriving an Operational Definition of Low Disease Activity State in RA
   
M. Boers, J.J. Anderson, D.T. Felson .........1112

MCID/Low Disease Activity State Workshop: Summary, Recommendations, and Research Agenda
   
G. Wells, J.J. Anderson, M. Boers, et al .........1115

Correspondence

Sex Differences in GCA
D.M. Nuenninghoff, G.G. Hunder, E.L. Matteson .........1119

Reply R. Nir-Paz, T. Chajek-Shaul .........1119

HLA-B27 and Free HLA Class I Heavy Chains in AS A. Cauli, G. Dessole, A. Mathieu .........1120

Reply W.C. Tsai, C.J. Chen, J.H. Yen, H.W. Liu .........1120

Cyclophosphamide Pulse Regimen in the Treatment of Alveolitis in Systemic Sclerosis G. Mittal, Z. Udwadia, V.R. Joshi .........1121

Reply R. Giacomelli, A. Fulminis, G. Valentini, et al .........1122

Letters

Consistency for Childhood Arthritis J.A. Sills .........1123

Neck and Upper Limb Pain D.A. Fishbain .........1124

Fluvoxamine Therapy for Fibromyalgia M. Nishikai, K. Akiya .........1124

Salicin and Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases I. Wagner, L. Heide .........1125

Correction

Norepinephrine from Synovial Tyrosine Hydroxylase Positive Cells Is a Strong Indicator of Synovial Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis L.E. Miller, J. Grifka, J. Schölmerich, R.H. Straub .........1125

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