Oxford Desk Reference: RheumatologyRheumatology is an ever-changing specialty in which the amount of available information is growing daily and spread across a myriad of books, journals, and websites. The Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology brings this information together in an easy-to-use format. This essential resource combines up-to-date, relevant, evidence-based information with the latest guidelines and the experience of senior consultants. The book is designed such that each subject forms a self-contained topic in its own right, laid out across two or four pages to faciliate the key aim of rapid and easy access to information. This makes the information included simple to find, read and absorb, so that the book can be consulted in the clinic or ward setting for information on the optimum management of a particular condition. Written by internationally renowned rheumatology consultants, with expert contributors for each section, this book is a must-have resource for all rheumatologists and an excellent reference for all doctors. |
Contents
3 Organ involvement in rheumatological disease | 47 |
injection therapy | 105 |
5 Regional musculoskeletal anatomy and conditions | 117 |
6 Rheumatoid arthritis | 197 |
7 The spondylarthropathies | 209 |
8 Autoimmune connective tissue diseases | 239 |
9 Vasculitis | 313 |
10 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | 351 |
13 Crystal arthritis | 383 |
14 Bone diseases | 395 |
15 Hereditary diseases of connective tissue | 437 |
16 Musculoskeletal infection | 445 |
17 Chronic pain | 479 |
18 Miscellaneous diseases | 491 |
19 DMARDs and immunosuppressive drugs | 531 |
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Other editions - View all
Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology Richard Watts,Gavin Clunie,Frances Hall,Tarnya Marshall Limited preview - 2009 |
Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology Richard Watts,Gavin Clunie,Frances Hall,Tarnya Marshall No preview available - 2009 |
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