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VOLUME 28: NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2001
Editorials
Evidence Based Medicine: The Median Is Not the Message
 W.W. Buchanan, W.F. Kean .........2371
How Do I Know Thee . . . Let Me Count the Ways. The Varieties of Medical Evidence
 M.B. Urowitz .........2373
Pros and Cons of Selective Inhibition of COX-2 versus Dual Lipoxygenase/COX Inhibition:
Is Two Better than One?
 L. Parente .........2375
Articles
A Human Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Variant
That Increases the Stability of the Glucocorticoid Receptor ß-isoform mRNA Is Associated with RA
 R.H. DeRijk, M.J.M. Schaaf, G. Turner, et al .........2383
Serum Levels of IL-15 in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
 J. Suzuki, S. Morimoto, H. Amano, Y. Tokano,
Y. Takasaki, H. Hashimoto .........2389
p53 Codon 72 Polymorphism and RA
 Y.H. Lee, Y.R. Kim, J.D. Ji, J. Sohn, G.G. Song .........2392
The Effect of Low Dose MTX on Bone Density
 A.B. Cranney, R.J. McKendry, G.A. Wells, et al .........2395
Factors Associated with Continued Employment Among Patients with RA: A Survival Model
 S. Reisine, J. Fifield, S.J. Walsh, R. Feinn .........2400
A 10 Year Prospective Followup of Patients
with RA 1986-96
 P. Gordon, J. West, H. Jones, T. Gibson .........2409
Radiographic Damage in RA Correlates with Functional Disability But Not Direct Medical Costs
 A.E. Clarke, Y. St.-Pierre, L. Joseph, et al .........2416
High Mortality in Patients with RA and Atlantoaxial Subluxation
 T. Riise, B.K. Jacobsen, J.T. Gran .........2425
Effect of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin
and IV Iron on Anemia and Disease Activity in RA
 J.P. Kaltwasser, U. Kessler, R. Gottschalk,
G. Stucki, B. Möller .........2430
Antiphospholipid Antibodies: A Risk Factor for Occlusive Retinal Vascular Disorders. Comparison with Ocular Inflammatory Diseases
 J. Carbone, S. Sánchez-Ramón,
R. Cobo-Soriano, et al .........2437
Living with Lupus: A Prospective Pan-Canadian Study
 P.L. Dobkin, D. Da Costa, P.R. Fortin, et al .........2442
Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and the Risk of SLE: A Case-Control Study
 N.O. Ghaussy, W.L. Sibbitt Jr, C.R. Qualls .........2449
Influence of Clinical Features, Serum Antinuclear Antibodies, and Lung Function on Survival of Patients with SSc
 S. Jacobsen, S. Ullman, G.Q. Shen, A. Wiik,
P. Halberg .........2454
Clinical Significance of Soluble CD31 in Patients with SSc: Association with Limited Cutaneous SSc
 S. Sato, K. Komura, M. Hasegawa, M. Fujimoto,
K. Takehara .........2460
Longterm Efficacy of IFN-a for Extrahepatic Disease Associated with HCV Infection
 M. Naarendorp, U. Kallemuchikkal, G.J. Nuovo,
P.D. Gorevic .........2466
Deflazacort versus Prednisone in Patients with
GCA: Effects on Bone Mass Loss
 P. Cacoub, K. Chemlal, P. Khalifa, et al .........2474
Vascular Changes in Psoriatic Knee Joint Synovitis
 U. Fiocco, L. Cozzi, F. Chieco-Bianchi, et al .........2480
Use of a Peptide Based Enzyme Immunoassay in Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Triggered ReA
 S. Nikkari, M. Puolakkainen, A. Närvänen, O. Aakre,
P. Toivanen, M. Leirisalo-Repo .........2487
Rofecoxib Shows Consistent Efficacy in OA Clinical Trials, Regardless of Specific Patient Demographic and Disease Factors

L.M. Detora, D. Krupa, J. Bolognese, R.S. Sperling,
E.W. Ehrich .........2494
Missing a Therapeutic Window of Opportunity:
An Audit of Patients Attending a Tertiary Teaching Hospital with Potentially Osteoporotic Hip and
Wrist Fractures
 M.D. Smith, W. Ross, M.J. Ahern .........2504
Chondrocyte Death in Experimental OA Is Mediated by MEK 1/2 and p38 Pathways: Role of COX-2 and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
 J-P. Pelletier, J.C. Fernandes, D.V. Jovanovic,
P. Reboul, J. Martel-Pelletier .........2509
Influence of Work on the Development of OA of the Hip: A Systematic Review
 A. Lievense, S. Bierma-Zeinstra, A. Verhagen,
J. Verhaar, B. Koes .........2520
Prednisone Induces Anxiety and Glial Cerebral Changes in Rats
 O. Gonzalez-Perez, C. Ramos-Remus,
J. Garcia-Estrada, S. Luquin .........2529
Vitamin D Levels in Women with SLE and FM
 A.M. Huisman, K.P. White, A. Algra, et al .........2535
Report of the Sixth Joint WHO/ILAR Task Force Meeting on Rheumatic Diseases, January 16, 2000, Geneva, Switzerland
 P.M. Brooks .........2540
Pediatric Rheumatology
Evaluation of the ILAR Criteria for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 M. Krumrey-Langkammerer, R. Häfner .........2544
JRA-like Polyarthritis in Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome
S.D. Rosenzweig, R.A.G. Russo, M. Gallego,
M. Zelazko .........2548
Case Reports
SS Associated T Cell Large Granular
Lymphocyte Leukemia: A Possible Common Etiopathogenesis
 Y. Molad, E. Okon, P. Stark, M. Prokocimer .........2551
Urticaria and Angioedema for COX-2 Inhibitors
 P.S. Kelkar, J.H. Butterfield, H.G. Teaford .........2553
Arthritis Following Recombinant Outer Surface Protein A Vaccination for Lyme Disease
 C.D. Rosé, P.T. Fawcett, K.M. Gibney .........2555
Images in Rheumatology
Hemorrhagic Schwannoma with Purely Cystic Appearance in the Shoulder
 A. Ogose, T. Hotta, H. Koda, H. Umezu,
T. Higuchi .........2558
Correspondence
Carpal Tunnel Sonography by the Rheumatologist versus Nerve Conduction Study by the Neurologist
T.M. Burns .........2560
Letter P. Seror 2560
Reply W.A.A. Swen, J.W.G. Jacobs,
J.W.J. Bijlsma .........2561
Abundant Expression of Common Cytokine Receptor Chain (CD132) in Rheumatoid Joints
M.D. Smith .........2561
Reply J. Nishio, H. Kohsaka, N. Miyasaka .........2562
Hyaluronic Acid Serum Levels in FM, Nonspecific Arm Disorder, and Controls
R.D. Wigley, B. Page, E.M. Chambers .........2563
Reply M. Yaron .........2563
Fish Oils Are Beneficial to Patients with
Established RA R.A. Harrison, B.J. Harrison .........2563
Reply D. Volker, M. Garg .........2564
Epidemiological Aspects of BD in Galicia
J. Graña, M.O. Sánchez-Meizoso, F. Galdo .........2565
Reply M.A. Gonzalez-Gay, C. Garcia-Porrua,
F. Brañas, I. Olivieri .........2565
Letters
Quadricepital Tendon Enthesitis in PsA and RA: Ultrasound Examinations and Clinical Correlations
B. Frediani, P. Falsetti, L. Storri, et al .........2566
Dolorimetry Performed at 3 Paired Tender Points Highly Predicts Overall Tenderness
F. Petzke, A. Khine, D. Williams, K. Groner,
D.J. Clauw, R.H. Gracely .........2568
Notices
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