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Table of Contents

January 01, 2009; Volume 36,Issue 1

Editorials

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    Trying to Measure the Quality of Health Information on the Internet: Is It Time to Move On?
    AMOL DESHPANDE and ALEJANDRO R. JADAD
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 1-3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081101
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    Overlap Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is It Real or Just an Illusion?
    LUIS M. AMEZCUA-GUERRA
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 4-6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081067
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    More May Not Be Better — But Is Less Enough?
    HERMINE I. BRUNNER
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 7-8; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080935
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    How to Assess Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Concomitant Fibromyalgia?
    HEIDI MÄKINEN and PEKKA HANNONEN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 9-11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.081100

Articles

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    Association Between Interleukin 1 Polymorphisms and Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility: A Metaanalysis
    YOUNG HO LEE, JONG DAE JI and GWAN GYU SONG
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 12-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080450
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    Cost-Effectiveness of Sequential Therapy with Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonists in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
    ANDREW DAVIES, MARY A. CIFALDI, OSCAR G. SEGURADO and MICHAEL H. WEISMAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 16-26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080257
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    Proposed Metrics for the Determination of Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcome and Treatment Success and Failure
    FREDERICK WOLFE and KALEB MICHAUD
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 27-33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080591
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    The Role of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    SHARMAYNE R.E. BRADY, BARBORA de COURTEN, CHRISTOPHER M. REID, FLAVIA M. CICUTTINI, MAXIMILIAN P.J. de COURTEN and DANNY LIEW
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 34-40; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080404
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    Patient-Oriented Methotrexate Information Sites on the Internet: A Review of Completeness, Accuracy, Format, Reliability, Credibility, and Readability
    ANDREW E. THOMPSON and SARA L. GRAYDON
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 41-49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080430
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    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Features in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Effect on Overall Mortality
    MURAT ICEN, PAULO J. NICOLA, HILAL MARADIT-KREMERS, CYNTHIA S. CROWSON, TERRY M. THERNEAU, ERIC L. MATTESON and SHERINE E. GABRIEL
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 50-57; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080091
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    Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia: A Frequent Unrelated Association Complicating Disease Management
    FABIENNE COURY, ARNAUD ROSSAT, ALEXANDRE TEBIB, MARIE-CLAUDE LETROUBLON, ANNE GAGNARD, BRUNO FANTINO and JACQUES G. TEBIB
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 58-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080366
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    Changes in the Incidence of Endstage Renal Disease Due to Lupus Nephritis in the United States, 1996–2004
    MICHAEL M. WARD
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 63-67; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080625
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    Thrombosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Other Autoimmune Diseases of Recent Onset
    JUANITA ROMERO-DÍAZ, ICELLINI GARCÍA-SOSA and JORGE SÁNCHEZ-GUERRERO
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 68-75; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.071244
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    Cost Comparison Between Mycophenolate Mofetil and Cyclophosphamide-Azathioprine in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
    KAI CHUNG TSE, COLIN S.O. TANG, MAN FAI LAM, DESMOND Y.H. YAP and TAK MAO CHAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 76-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080517
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    Fibromyalgia, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Evaluation of SLE Activity
    FREDERICK WOLFE, MICHELLE PETRI, GRACIELA S. ALARCÓN, JOHN GOLDMAN, ELIZA F. CHAKRAVARTY, ROBERT S. KATZ and ELIZABETH W. KARLSON
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 82-88; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080212
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    Use of Pharmacogenetics, Enzymatic Phenotyping, and Metabolite Monitoring to Guide Treatment with Azathioprine in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    ANCA D. ASKANASE, DANIEL J. WALLACE, MICHAEL H. WEISMAN, CHUNG-E TSENG, LANA BERNSTEIN, H. MICHAEL BELMONT, ERNEST SEIDMAN, MARIKO ISHIMORI, PETER M. IZMIRLY and JILL P. BUYON
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 89-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.070968
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    Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Physician Service Use in Systemic Sclerosis
    SASHA BERNATSKY, PANTELIS PANOPOLIS, MARIE HUDSON, JANET POPE, SHARON LECLERCQ, DAVID ROBINSON, NIALL JONES, JANET MARKLAND, MAYSAN ABU-HAKIMA, JEAN-PIERRE MATHIEU, PETER DOCHERTY, NADER KHALIDI, EVELYN SUTTON, MURRAY BARON and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 96-98; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080623
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    Elevated Serum Concentrations of Polymorphonuclear Neutrophilic Leukocyte Elastase in Systemic Sclerosis: Association with Pulmonary Fibrosis
    TOSHIHIDE HARA, FUMIHIDE OGAWA, KOICHI YANABA, YOHEI IWATA, EIJI MUROI, KAZUHIRO KOMURA, MOTOI TAKENAKA, KAZUHIRO SHIMIZU, MINORU HASEGAWA, MANABU FUJIMOTO and SHINICHI SATO
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 99-105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080269
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    Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Pharmacological Stress Perfusion and Delayed Enhancement in Asymptomatic Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
    HITOMI KOBAYASHI, ISAMU YOKOE, MASAHARU HIRANO, TETSUYA NAKAMURA, YASUO NAKAJIMA, KEVIN R. FONTAINE, JON T. GILES and YASUYUKI KOBAYASHI
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 106-112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080377
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    Determination of the Subset of Sjögren’s Syndrome with Articular Manifestations by Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies
    NAOKI IWAMOTO, ATSUSHI KAWAKAMI, MAMI TAMAI, KEITA FUJIKAWA, KAZUHIKO ARIMA, TOSHIYUKI ARAMAKI, SHINYA KAWASHIRI, KUNIHIRO ICHINOSE, MAKOTO KAMACHI, HIDEKI NAKAMURA, TOMOKI ORIGUCHI, HIROAKI IDA and KATSUMI EGUCHI
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 113-115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080193
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    Limited Utility of Rapamycin in Severe, Refractory Wegener’s Granulomatosis
    CURRY L. KOENING, JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, EAMONN S. MOLLOY, TIFFANY M. CLARK and GARY S. HOFFMAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 116-119; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080664
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    The HLA-B27 Transgenic Rat, a Model of Spondyloarthritis, Has Decreased Bone Mineral Density and Increased RANKL to Osteoprotegerin mRNA Ratio
    MARTINA RAUNER, DANIELA STUPPHANN, MARTIN HAAS, INGRID FERT, SIMON GLATIGNY, WOLFGANG SIPOS, MAXIME BREBAN and PETER PIETSCHMANN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 120-126; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080475
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    Uveitis Subtypes in a German Interdisciplinary Uveitis Center—Analysis of 1916 Patients
    EVA JAKOB, MIRJAM S. REULAND, FRIEDERIKE MACKENSEN, NADINE HARSCH, MONIKA FLECKENSTEIN, HANNS-MARTIN LORENZ, REGINA MAX and MATTHIAS D. BECKER
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 127-136; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080102
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    Association of Interleukin 23 Receptor Variants with Psoriatic Arthritis
    PROTON RAHMAN, ROBERT D. INMAN, WALTER P. MAKSYMOWYCH, JEFF P. REEVE, LYNETTE PEDDLE and DAFNA D. GLADMAN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 137-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080458
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    Telomerase Transduced Osteoarthritis Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes Display a Distinct Gene Expression Profile
    YUBO SUN, DAVID R. MAUERHAN, GARY S. FIRESTEIN, BRYAN J. LOEFFLER, EDWARD N. HANLEY and HELEN E. GRUBER
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 141-155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080505
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    The Mid-Range of the Adjusted Level of Ferritin Can Predict the Chronic Course in Patients with Adult Onset Still’s Disease
    SANG-WON LEE, YONG-BEOM PARK, JUNG-SOO SONG and SOO-KON LEE
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 156-162; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080537
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    Dexamethasone Promotes Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Formation by Articular Chondrocytes
    MARK FAHEY, ELIZABETH MITTON, EMILY MUTH and ANN K. ROSENTHAL
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 163-169; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080528
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    Accuracy of the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia by Family Physicians: Is the Pendulum Shifting?
    ELENA SHLEYFER, ALAN JOTKOWITZ, ANATTE KARMON, ROMAN NEVZOROV, HAGIT COHEN and DAN BUSKILA
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 170-173; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080468

Pediatric Rheumatology

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    A Prospective Study Comparing Celecoxib with Naproxen in Children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
    IVAN FOELDVARI, ILONA S. SZER, LAWRENCE S. ZEMEL, DANIEL J. LOVELL, EDWARD H. GIANNINI, JEFFERY L. ROBBINS, CHRISTINE R. WEST, GINA STEIDLE, SRIRAM KRISHNASWAMI and BRADLEY J. BLOOM
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 174-182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080073
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    Development and Testing of Reduced Joint Counts in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    ANNA BAZSO, ALESSANDRO CONSOLARO, NICOLINO RUPERTO, ANGELA PISTORIO, STEFANIA VIOLA, SILVIA MAGNI-MANZONI, CLARA MALATTIA, ANTONELLA BUONCOMPAGNI, ANNA LOY, ALBERTO MARTINI, ANGELO RAVELLI and for the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 183-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080432
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    Evaluation of Heart Rhythm Variability and Arrhythmia in Children with Systemic and Localized Scleroderma
    JACEK WOZNIAK, RAFAL DABROWSKI, DARIUSZ LUCZAK, MALGORZATA KWIATKOWSKA, ELZBIETA MUSIEJ-NOWAKOWSKA, ILONA KOWALIK and HANNA SZWED
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 191-196; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080021

Images in Rheumatology

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    Polyarteritis Nodosa and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Causing Bilateral Renal Infarction
    MIN-NUNG HUANG and CHENG-HAN WU
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 197; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080601
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    A Patient with Progressive Shortening of the Fingers
    PAGALAVAN LETCHUMANAN, JULIAN THUMBOO and RAYMOND TAN KIM LEONG
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 198-199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080859

Correspondence

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    Tuberculosis and Secondary Reactive Arthritis
    PATRICK J. ROONEY
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080729
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    Dr. Arthanari and Dr. Nisar reply
    SUBHA ARTHANARI and NISAR MOHAMED
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080849
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    Seronegative Spondyloarthritis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    WALTER P. MAKSYMOWYCH
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080721
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    Dr. Troppmann and Dr. Karsh reply
    LETICIA TROPPMANN and JACOB KARSH
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 201; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080825

Letters

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    Eye Loss by Exogenous Endophthalmitis Following Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy: A Report of 3 Cases
    BENOIT LE GOFF, BERTRAND VABRES, ISABELLE COCHEREAU, BEATRICE BOUVARD, CEDRIC LAMIREL, YVES MAUGARS and JEAN-MARIE BERTHELOT
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 202-203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080236
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    Raynaud’s Phenomenon as a Presenting Feature of Hypothyroidism in an 11-year-old Girl
    MICHELLE BATTHISH, COLM COSTIGAN and ORLA G. KILLEEN
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080678
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    Acute Onset of Polyarthralgia and High Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in a Case of Idiopathic Granulomatous Hypophysitis
    MURIEL BABEY, DANIEL AEBERLI, ISTVAN VAJTAI and RAHEL SAHLI
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 204-206; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080408
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    Efficacy of Etanercept in Lymphedema Associated with Psoriatic Arthritis
    FERNANDO KEMTA LEKPA, ANDRA ECONOMU-DUBOSC, CLAIRE FEVRE, PASCAL CLAUDEPIERRE and XAVIER CHEVALIER
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 207-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080453
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    A Postmenopausal Patient with Tangier Disease Developing Sjögren’s Syndrome
    KIYOMITSU MIYACHI, RALEIGH W. HANKINS, YOSHINARI UEHARA, YASUHIKO HOMMA, HIROSHI SHIGEMATSU, KATSUHIKO MIKOSHIBA, BO ZHANG and KEIJIRO SAKU
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 208-209; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080417
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    Acute Gouty Arthritis After Taking Sildenafil: An Old Disease with a New Etiology
    WEI-LIANG CHEN, HONG-I CHEN and CHING-HUI LOH
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080572
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    Facebook Medicine
    STEPHANIE M. LACSON, CHRYSTAL BRADLEY and DANIEL G. ARKFELD
    The Journal of Rheumatology January 1 2009, 36 (1) 211; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.080750
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