The Year in Rheumatic Disorders 2001 - Hardcover

 
9780953733910: The Year in Rheumatic Disorders 2001
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0953733912 ISBN 13: 9780953733910
Publisher: CRC Press, 2001

Synopsis

Keeping up to date with the vast amount of published papers in rheumatology is a difficult task for the individual doctor. Providing an overview of the current literature, this book identifies the papers published in the past eighteen months that have potentially changed practice, or that predict (probable) future developments. It is a highly focused review of the current literature, compiled by an expert team from one of the leading centers in the field. Designed for ease of use, this is a practical guidebook that every doctor treating patients with rheumatic disorders should keep within easy reach.

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Synopsis

This work provides in one volume a comprehensive overview of recent developments in rheumatology. An expert team of specialists from a wide range of disciplines reviews the published literature of the last year, and provides the reader with summaries of, and commentaries upon, more than 150 papers, reports and trials that may have an impact on current clinical practice, or that predict probable future developments.The work is organised into major sections covering: novel therapies; pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis; spondylarthopathies and paediatric rheumatology; connective tissue diseases providing an update on SLE, vasculitis, scleroderma and the various inflammatory syndromes; and a final section which focuses on osteoarthritis, soft tissue disorders, and osteoporosis. This volume provides a critical review of the current literature and places recent research findings in a clinically relevant context.The full range of published literature in the field is evaluated and appraised, while key papers for practice are identified and summarized.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0953733912
ISBN 13 
9780953733910
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
344
Editor
Gaston J.S. Hill