Published July, 2009
By Luis R Espinoza
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Deals with the assessment and treatment of infections in rheumatic diseases. This title covers topics such as: molecular biology of infectious agents ion chronic arthritis; gonococcal and non-gonococcal arthritis; clinical and medical management of reactive arthritis; lyme arthritis; and, the role of parvovirus B19 in chronic arthritis.

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Published July, 2009
By Lawrence J. Kagen
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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This book presents a comprehensive review of the inflammatory myopathies, including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis. Representing the most up-to-date knowledge on this family of diseases, this book is the gold-standard in its field.

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Published June, 2009
By John Lee, Suzanne Brook, H. Clare Daniel and Clare Daniel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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Back Pain: The Facts provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of why chronic back pain develops and what makes it persist. Practical help is given to promote self-management with advice on stretching, exercise, relaxation, and managing thoughts and feelings associated with long term pain.

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Published May, 2009
By Muhammad Asim Khan
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford American Rheumatology Library
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This pocket-sized book provides practical, evidence-based information for clinicians to aid diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for patients with AS and SpA. The book includes advice on early diagnosis, prognosis, clinical manifestations, socioeconomic aspects, and disease management.

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Published May, 2009
By K. Dreinhofer, P. Dieppe, K.-P. Gunther, W. Puhl, Karsten E. Dreinhöfer, Paul Dieppe, Klaus-Peter Günther, Wolfhart Puhl and Karsten E. Dreinhoefer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Most developed countries are struggling to finance first-class health care for everyone in their community, leading to renewed emphasis on appropriate and equitable provision of health care, placing interventions that are both high in volume and expense under the microscope.

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Published May, 2009
By Franklin H. Sim, Miklos Szendroi, Franklin Sim and Miklos Szendroei
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Clinical photographs, X-rays, MRI, ultrasound, and CT pictures provide an in-depth view of the clinical features of orthopedic diseases and deformities. This atlas is an invaluable help in differential diagnosis for orthopedic surgeons and residents alike.

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Published April, 2009
By Gavin Clunie, Richard Watts, Frances Hall and Tarnya Marshall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Desk Reference Series
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This new textbook of rheumatology is aimed primarily at a specialist readership offering easily-accessible, current, evidence-based information on the management of rheumatological conditions. Each topic covers typically two pages, the aim being to provide all relevant information in a single view to allow rapid access to information.

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Published March, 2009
By Gerd Plewig, Lyubomir Assenov Dourmishev, Assen Lyubenov Dourmishev and Lyubomir A. Dourmishev
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Although dermatomyositis is a rare connective tissue disease, many physicians are confronted with the diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by this condition.

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Published March, 2009
By Paul-Peter Tak
Publisher: Springer (Birkhauser Verlag AG)
Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
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This volume focuses on therapeutic targets that were identified after TNF blockade. All these targets have recently been registered or are currently under development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Each chapter explores the biological rationale of a distinct therapeutic target in great detail.

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Published February, 2009
By Yousaf Ali
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Brooklyn, NY Yousaf Ali v Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Self Assessment Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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