… B Leeb12, … a five stage Delphi technique:(a) the final expert evidence and opinion based
recommendations for treatment, and (b) recommendations for future research agendas. …

Objective: To develop evidence based recommendations for the management of gout. Methods:
The multidisciplinary guideline development group comprised 19 rheumatologists and …

… The objectives were (a) to agree 10 key propositions for the management of hip OA; (b) to
identify and critically appraise research evidence for the effectiveness and cost effectiveness …

Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) is a critical inflammatory mediator in rheumatoid arthritis,
and may therefore be a useful target for specific immunotherapy. In support of this hypothesis, …

… of the magnitude of the response, shows that at this level, the median duration of responses
following 1 mgikg of cA2 alone and placebo infusions plus MTX were both 0 (panel b, Figure …

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease encountered throughout
Europe. A task force for the EULAR Standing Committee for Clinical Trials met in 1998 to …

Objective To develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
(OA). Methods The multidisciplinary guideline development group, representing 12 …

… BF Leeb2, … mm = fully recommended) and an AE ordinal scale (A = fully recommended, B
= strongly recommended, C = moderately recommended, D = weakly recommended, and E = …

… , The Netherlands and Spain and the 1996 ACR guidelines on monitoring RA treatment, all
suggest creatinine, CBC, AST/ALT with or without alkaline phosphatase, albumin, hepatitis B/…

Objectives To agree terminology and to develop recommendations for the diagnosis of calcium
pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD). Methods The European League Against Rheumatism …