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Table of Contents

July 01, 2008; Volume 35,Issue 7

Editorials

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    Improving Access to Rheumatology Care: A Continuing Challenge
    TIMOTHY HARRINGTON
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1233-1234;
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    Quantitative Clinical Assessment in Busy Rheumatology Settings: The Value of Short Patient Questionnaires
    THEODORE PINCUS and TUULIKKI SOKKA
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1235-1237;
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    Making Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockers Safer: A Prescriber’s Consumptive Challenge
    JOSEPH KEANE and CLIONA NÍ CHEALLAIGH
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1238-1239;
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    Pregnant Adolescents and Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Can New Data Inform Our Approach to Young Women with SLE?
    MIRIAM KAUFMAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1240-1241;
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    Central Nervous System Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia: Assessment Using Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
    HANI EL-GABALAWY and LAWRENCE RYNER
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1242-1244;

Reviews

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    B Cell-Targeted Therapy in Autoimmune Disease: Rationale, Mechanisms, and Clinical Application
    PHILIP J. MEASE
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1245-1255;

Articles

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    Concentrations of BAFF Correlate with Autoantibody Levels, Clinical Disease Activity, and Response to Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
    SILVIA BOSELLO, PIERRE YOUINOU, CAPUCINE DARIDON, BARBARA TOLUSSO, BOUTAHAR BENDAOUD, DONATELLO PIETRAPERTOSA, ALESSIA MORELLI and GIANFRANCO FERRACCIOLI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1256-1264;
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    Incidence and Clinical Significance of Parvovirus B19 Infection in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    SVETLANA V. KOZIREVA, JEKATERINA V. ZESTKOVA, HELENA J. MIKAZANE, ANDA L. KADISA, NATALJA A. KAKURINA, AIVARS A. LEJNIEKS, IRENA N. DANILANE and MODRA F. MUROVSKA
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1265-1270;
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    Usefulness of Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay (Elispot) Compared to Tuberculin Skin Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Screening in Rheumatic Patients Scheduled for Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment
    DIMITRIOS VASSILOPOULOS, NIKOLAOS STAMOULIS, EMILIA HADZIYANNIS and ATHANASIOS J. ARCHIMANDRITIS
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1271-1276;
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    Biomarkers of Inflammation in Patients with Unclassified Polyarthritis and Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Relationship to Disease Activity and Radiographic Outcome
    LENE S. KNUDSEN, METTE KLARLUND, HENRIK SKJØDT, TRINE JENSEN, MIKKEL ØSTERGAARD, KARL ERIK JENSEN, MICHAEL S. HANSEN, MERETE L. HETLAND, HANS J. NIELSEN and JULIA S. JOHANSEN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1277-1287;
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    Automated Measurement of Joint Space Width in Small Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    CÉDRIC LUKAS, JOHN T. SHARP, JANE ANGWIN, MAARTEN BOERS, JEFF DURYEA, JAMES R. HALL, JOOST A. KAUFFMAN, ROBERT LANDEWÉ, GEORG LANGS, HEIN J. BERNELOT MOENS, PHILIPP PELOSCHEK and DÉSIRÉE van der HEIJDE
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1288-1293;
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    Patient-Centered Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Assessment by a Modified RADAI
    BURKHARD F. LEEB, PIA M. HAINDL, ADIL MAKTARI, THOMAS NOTHNAGL and BERNHARD RINTELEN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1294-1299;
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    Coronary Calcium in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Associated with Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors, But Not with Disease Activity
    ADNAN N. KIANI, LAURENCE MAGDER and MICHELLE PETRI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1300-1306;
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    Clinical Significance of Selected Endothelial Activation Markers in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    ANNA KURYLISZYN-MOSKAL, PIOTR ADRIAN KLIMIUK, MARIUSZ CIOLKIEWICZ and STANISLAW SIERAKOWSKI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1307-1313;
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    N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Relationship with Inflammation, Augmentation Index, and Coronary Calcification
    CECILIA P. CHUNG, JOSEPH F. SOLUS, ANNETTE OESER, INGRID AVALOS, DANIEL KURNIK, PAOLO RAGGI and C. MICHAEL STEIN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1314-1319;
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    Indirect Immunofluorescence on HEp-2000 Substrate Is a Sensitive Method for Detecting Anti-Ro/SSA Antibodies in Patients with Lupus Erythematosus and/or Photosensitivity
    EMANUELE COZZANI, MASSIMO DROSERA, MARINA SICCARDI, GIOVANNI BABBINI and AURORA PARODI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1320-1322;
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    Simvastatin Reduces Endothelial Activation and Damage But Is Partially Ineffective in Inducing Endothelial Repair in Systemic Sclerosis
    NICOLETTA DEL PAPA, MICHELA CORTIANA, CLAUDIO VITALI, ILARIA SILVESTRIS, WANDA MAGLIONE, DENISE P. COMINA, TIZIANO LUCCHI and AGOSTINO CORTELEZZI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1323-1328;
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    Increased Arterial Stiffness as the Marker of Vascular Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis
    ORSOLYA TIMÁR, PÁL SOLTÉSZ, SZILVIA SZAMOSI, HENRIETTA DÉR, SÁNDOR SZÁNTÓ, ZOLTÁN SZEKANECZ and GABRIELLA SZÜCS
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1329-1333;
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    No Improvement in Survival of Patients with Amyloidosis Associated with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases — Data from the Finnish National Registry for Kidney Diseases
    KAI IMMONEN, PATRIK FINNE, MARKKU HAKALA, HANNU KAUTIAINEN, TOM PETTERSSON and CAROLA GRÖNHAGEN-RISKA
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1334-1338;
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    Exaggerated Vasoconstriction in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome-1 Is Associated with Impaired Resistance Artery Endothelial Function and Local Vascular Reflexes
    LIOR DAYAN, SERGEI SALMAN, DORON NORMAN, JEAN-JACQUE VATINE, EDWARD CALIF and GIRIS JACOB
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1339-1345;
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    Adalimumab Reduces Pain, Fatigue, and Stiffness in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results from the Adalimumab Trial Evaluating Long-Term Safety and Efficacy for Ankylosing Spondylitis (ATLAS)
    DENNIS A. REVICKI, MICHELLE P. LUO, PAUL WORDSWORTH, ROBERT L. WONG, NAIJUN CHEN and JOHN C. DAVIS Jr
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1346-1353;
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    Incidence and Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review
    YANNIS ALAMANOS, PARASKEVI V. VOULGARI and ALEXANDROS A. DROSOS
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1354-1358;
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    Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Instrument: An Assessment of Sensitivity and Response to Change
    PAUL J. HEALY and PHILIP S. HELLIWELL
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1359-1361;
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    Interferon-α as a Treatment Modality for Colchicine-Resistant Familial Mediterranean Fever
    NURIT TWEEZER-ZAKS, EINAT RABINOVICH, MERAV LIDAR and AVI LIVNEH
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1362-1365;
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    Circulating Cytokine Levels Compared to Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia — A Prospective Longitudinal Study Over 6 Months
    HAILI WANG, MICHAEL MOSER, MARCUS SCHILTENWOLF and MATTHIAS BUCHNER
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1366-1370;
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    Hippocampus Dysfunction May Explain Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. A Study with Single-Voxel Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
    YASSER EMAD, YASSER RAGAB, FATMA ZEINHOM, GHADA EL-KHOULY, ALAA ABOU-ZEID and JOHANNES J. RASKER
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1371-1377;
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    Triage of Referrals to an Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic: Analysis of Referral Information and Triage
    SARA L. GRAYDON and ANDREW E. THOMPSON
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1378-1383;
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    WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study (Stage 1, Urban Study) in Iran
    FEREYDOUN DAVATCHI, AHMAD-REZA JAMSHIDI, ARASH TEHRANI BANIHASHEMI, JALEH GHOLAMI, MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN FOROUZANFAR, MASSOOMEH AKHLAGHI, MOJGAN BARGHAMDI, ELHAM NOOROLAHZADEH, ALI-REZA KHABAZI, MANSOOR SALESI, AMIR-HOSSEIN SALARI, MANSOOR KARIMIFAR, KAMAL ESSALAT-MANESH, MEHRZAD HAJIALILOO, MOHSEN SOROOSH, FARHAD FARZAD, HAMID-REZA MOUSSAVI, FARIDEH SAMADI, KOOROSH GHAZNAVI, HOMA ASGHARIFARD, AMIR-HOSSEIN ZANGIABADI, FARHAD SHAHRAM, ABDOLHADI NADJI, MAHMOOD AKBARIAN and FARHAD GHARIBDOOST
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1384-1390;
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    Canadian Consensus Practice Guidelines for Bisphosphonate Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
    ALIYA A. KHAN, GEORGE K.B. SÁNDOR, EDWARD DORE, ARCHIBALD D. MORRISON, MAZEN ALSAHLI, FAIZAN AMIN, EDMUND PETERS, DAVID A. HANLEY, SULTAN R. CHAUDRY, DAVID W. DEMPSTER, FRANCIS H. GLORIEUX, ALAN J. NEVILLE, REENA M. TALWAR, CAMERON M. CLOKIE, MAJD AL MARDINI, TERRI PAUL, SUNDEEP KHOSLA, ROBERT G. JOSSE, SUSAN SUTHERLAND, DAVID K. LAM, ROBERT P. CARMICHAEL, NICK BLANAS, DAVID KENDLER, STEVEN PETAK, LOUIS GEORGES ST-MARIE, JACQUES BROWN, A. WAYNE EVANS, LORENA RIOS and JULIET E. COMPSTON
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1391-1397;
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    2007 Annual Research and Education Meeting of the Spondyloarthritis Research and Therapy Network (SPARTAN)
    ROBERT A. COLBERT, ATUL A. DEODHAR, MUHAMMAD ASIM KHAN, RIK J. LORIES, WALTER P. MAKSYMOWYCH, JOHN D. REVEILLE, CHRISTOPHER T. RITCHLIN, JAMES T. ROSENBAUM, STEPHAN R. TARGAN, MICHAEL WEISMAN and DANIEL O. CLEGG
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1398-1402;
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    Chronic Uveitis in Children with and without Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Differences in Patient Characteristics and Clinical Course
    CARSTEN HEINZ, ANNE MINGELS, CHRISTIAN GOEBEL, THOMAS FUCHSLUGER and ARND HEILIGENHAUS
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1403-1407;
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    Influence of Interleukin 18 Promoter Polymorphisms in Susceptibility to Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan
    KAI-CHUNG HSUEH, YING-JU LIN, JENG-SHENG CHANG, LEI WAN, YU-HSIN TSAI, CHANG-HAI TSAI and FUU-JEN TSAI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1408-1413;
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    Pregnancy Outcome in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Brazilian Multicenter Cohort Study
    CLOVIS A.A. SILVA, MARIA O. HILARIO, MARILIA V. FEBRONIO, SHEILA K. OLIVEIRA, ROZANA G. ALMEIDA, ADRIANA R. FONSECA, EDSON M. YAMASHITA, MARCOS V. RONCHEZEL, LUCIENE L. CAMPOS, SIMONE APPENZELLER, MARIA V. QUINTERO, ANA B. SANTOS, ANA C. MEDEIROS, LUCIANA M. CARVALHO, TERESA C. ROBAZZI, SILVANA P. CARDIN and ELOISA BONFA
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1414-1418;
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    Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Tools
    ABRAR A. QURESHI, PATRICK DOMINGUEZ, KRISTINA C. DUFFIN, DAFNA D. GLADMAN, PHILIP HELLIWELL, PHILIP J. MEASE and M. ELAINE HUSNI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1423-1425;
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    Assessment Tools in Psoriatic Arthritis
    PHILIP J. MEASE
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1426-1430;
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    Initiative for Quality in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
    WOLF-HENNING BOEHNCKE, ADE ADEBAJO, ALBERTO CAULI, PETER NASH, CARLO SALVARANI and ARTHUR F. KAVANAUGH
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1431-1433;
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    From Skin to Bone: Translational Perspectives on Psoriatic Disease
    CHRISTOPHER T. RITCHLIN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1434-1437;
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    Clues to the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis from Imaging: A Literature Review
    LAURA C. COATES, R. ROX ANDERSON, OLIVER FITZGERALD, ALICE B. GOTTLIEB, STEPHEN G. KELLY, ENNIO LUBRANO, DENNIS G. McGONAGLE, IGNAZIO OLIVIERI, CHRISTOPHER T. RITCHLIN, AI LYN TAN, KURT de VLAM and PHILIP S. HELLIWELL
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1438-1442;
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    Biological Biomarkers in Psoriatic Disease. A Review
    KURT de VLAM, ALICE B. GOTTLIEB and OLIVER FITZGERALD
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1443-1448;
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    Genetics of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Update and Future Direction
    KRISTINA CALLIS DUFFIN, VINOD CHANDRAN, DAFNA D. GLADMAN, GERALD G. KRUEGER, JAMES T. ELDER and PROTON RAHMAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1449-1453;
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    Drug Use and Toxicity in Psoriatic Disease: Focus on Methotrexate
    WILLIAM J. TAYLOR, ELEANOR KORENDOWYCH, PETER NASH, PHILIP S. HELLIWELL, ERNEST CHOY, GERALD G. KRUEGER, ENRIQUE R. SORIANO, NEIL J. McHUGH and CHERYL F. ROSEN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1454-1457;
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    Clinical and Genetic Registries in Psoriatic Disease
    DAFNA D. GLADMAN, PROTON RAHMAN, GERALD G. KRUEGER, PHILIP J. MEASE, ABRAR A. QURESHI, JAN P. DUTZ, ULLA LINDQVIST, SUELI CARNEIRO, PHILIP S. HELLIWELL, ILONA UJFALUSSY, ALICE B. GOTTLIEB, FRANK BEHRENS and MONA STÅHLE
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1458-1463;

Images in Rheumatology

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    Mimicry of a Rheumatoid Nodule by Tophaceous Pseudogout at the Elbow
    OLIVER SANDER and AXEL SCHERER
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1419;

Prologue

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    GRAPPA 2007: Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
    DAFNA D. GLADMAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1420-1422;

Correspondence

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    Usefulness of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elispot) Compared to Tuberculin Skin Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Screening in Rheumatic Patients Scheduled for Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment. Addendum
    DIMITRIOS VASSILOPOULOS, NIKOLAOS STAMOULIS, ATHANASIOS J. ARCHIMANDRITIS and EMILIA HADZIYANNIS
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1464;
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    Early Spondyloarthritis in an HLA-B27-positive Monozygotic Twin Pair: A Highly Concordant Onset, Sites of Involvement, and Disease Course
    ULRICH WEBER, CHRISTIAN W.A. PFIRRMANN, RUDOLF O. KISSLING, C. RONALD MACKENZIE and MUHAMMAD A. KHAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1464-1466;
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    Clinical Hand Osteoarthritis in Tehran: Prevalence, Signs, Symptoms, and Pattern — COPCORD Stage I, Iran Study
    AHMAD-REZA JAMSHIDI, ARASH TEHRANI-BANIHASHEMI, SAEEIDEH DAHAGHIN, JALEH GHOLAMI, MOHAMMAD-HOSSEIN FROOZANFAR, MASSOOMEH AKHLAGHI, ALI-REZA KHABBAZI, MOJGAN BARGHAMDI, ELHAM NOROLLAHZADEH, BOZORGMEHR ARABZADEH and FEREYDOUN DAVATCHI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1467-1469;
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    Demyelinating Disease Associated with Use of Etanercept in Patients with Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
    STACY A. DAVIS, ROBERT R. JOHNSON and JOHN W. PENDLETON
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1469-1471;
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    Recovery from Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy of Wegener’s Granulomatosis with Infliximab
    KEITA FUJIKAWA, ATSUSHI KAWAKAMI and KATSUMI EGUCHI
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1471-1472;

Correction

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    Correction
    The Journal of Rheumatology July 1 2008, 35 (7) 1472;
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