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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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