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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatologyby William J. Koopman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Established as the "Bible of Rheumatology," this definitive two-volume reference is now in its thoroughly updated Fifteenth Edition. More than 200 of the world's preeminent experts provide encyclopedic coverage of the entire field of rheumatology, including relevant basic science, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, and pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical and surgical management of all rheumatic diseases and syndromes. Chapters include extensive references and more than 1,200 illustrations complement the text. A new co-editor, Dr. Larry Moreland, joins Dr. Koopman for this edition. Coverage includes numerous new treatment modalities, a new chapter on anti-TNF drugs, and cutting-edge molecular and genetic research. Book News Annotation:A previous edition is cited as "initial purchase" by Brandon/Hill.
Nine chapters are new to this edition, on cytokine inhibitors,
potential biologic therapies, pain mechanisms and management,
vasculitis classification, Wegener's and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic
antibody-associated vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic
polyarterities, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Behcet's syndrome, and
other vasculitis syndromes. From the last edition, 36 chapters have
been re-written by new experts, and the remainder have been revised.
Among the topics of the newly written chapters are structure of
joints, proteoglycans, cytokines and their receptors, cytokine
inhibitors, potential biologic therapies, and immunomodulatory
agents. Both volumes contain a complete index; each chapter concludes
with an extensive list of references. Both editors are with the U. of
Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, and the authors are
specialists who teach and practice mainly in the US; a few are in
Canada, Australia, and Europe.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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