Rheumatoid arthritis / editors, E. William St. Clair, David S. Pisetsky, Barton F. Haynes ; with contributing authors.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U.S.)
• St. Clair, E. William.
• Pisetsky, David S.
• Haynes, Barton F.

Series:

• Handout on health
• NIH publication ; no. 09-4179

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Rheumatoid arthritis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This authoritative clinical reference provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of rheumatoid arthritis. The basics of rheumatoid arthritis are thoroughly covered in order to provide a firm foundation for the main focus of the text: therapy and clinical management of the disease. Practitioners will find detailed information on both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic courses of management, with special emphasis on the management of pain. More than 100 full-color illustrations provide clear visual support for the concepts in the text. Online references in each chapter, as well as an entire chapter on Web-based information resources, keep this book on the cutting edge of this rapidly evolving field.

Contents:

• part I. Clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features
• part II. Pathogenesis
• part III. Therapy
• part IV. Special management.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4698-7611-6

OCLC:

908076001