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Rheumatoid Arthritis Resources
The following is a list of rheumatoid arthritis resources and Web sites that you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to build the RealAge Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Assessment and related information. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.
General Information
American College of Rheumatology
Arthritis Foundation -- Rheumatoid Arthritis
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases -- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Primary Articles
American College of Rheumatology 2008 recommendations for the use of nonbiologic and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis. Saag, K. G. et al., Arthritis & Rheumatism 2008 Jun 15;59(6):762-784.
Anti-CCP antibody testing as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in rheumatoid arthritis. Niewold, T. B. et al., QJM: Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians 2007 Apr;100(4):193-201.
Comorbidity and lifestyle, reproductive factors, and environmental exposures associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Reckner Olsson, A. et al., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2001 Oct;60(10):934-939.
Determinants of bone mineral density in older men. Orwoll, E. S. et al., Osteoporosis International 2000;11(10):815-821.
Does cigarette smoking influence disease expression, activity and severity in early rheumatoid arthritis patients? Papadopoulos, N. G. et al., Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2005 Nov-Dec;23(6):861-866.
Early rheumatoid arthritis. Scott, D. L., British Medical Bulletin 2007;81-82:97-114.
Efficacy and safety of leflunomide in active rheumatoid arthritis. Smolen, J. S., Emery, P., Rheumatology 2000 Jun;39 Suppl 1:48-56.
EULAR recommendations for the management of early arthritis: report of a task force of the European Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT). Combe, B. et al., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2007 Jan;66(1):34-45.
Exercise can reverse quadriceps sensorimotor dysfunction that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis without exacerbating disease activity. Bearne, L. M. et al., Rheumatology 2002 Feb;41(2):157-166.
How does functional disability in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affect patients and their lives? Results of 5 years of follow-up in 732 patients from the Early RA Study (ERAS). Young, A. et al., Rheumatology 2000 Jun;39(6):603-611.
Improvements following short term home based physical therapy are maintained at one year in people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Lineker, S. C. et al., Journal of Rheumatology 2001 Jan;28(1):165-168.
Long-term results of arthroscopic synovectomy for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis: 6-16 year review. Gibbons, C. E. et al., International Orthopaedics 2002;26(2):98-100.
Mechanisms of disease: Genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers in the development of rheumatoid arthritis. Klareskog, L. et al., Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology 2006 Aug;2(8):425-433.
A meta-analysis of the incidence of malignancy in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Smitten, A. L. et al., Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008;10(2):R45.
A multicenter cross sectional study on bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis. Italian Study Group on Bone Mass in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sinigaglia, L. et al., Journal of Rheumatology 2000 Nov;27(11):2582-2589.
Predictors of disability in a longitudinal sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Leigh, J. P., Fries, J. F., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 1992 May;51(5):581-587.
A randomized two-year study of the effects of dynamic strength training on muscle strength, disease activity, functional capacity, and bone mineral density in early rheumatoid arthritis. Hakkinen, A. et al., Arthritis and Rheumatism 2001 Mar;44(3):515-522.
Risk factors for the development of rheumatoid arthritis. Oliver, J. E., Silman, A. J., Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 2006 May-Jun;35(3):169-174.
Smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Voigt, L. F. et al., Epidemiology 1994 Sep;5(5):525-532.
Treatment of chronic knee synovitis with arthroscopic synovectomy: longterm results. Roch-Bras, F. et al., Journal of Rheumatology 2002 Jun;29(6):1171-1175.
Treatment with leflunomide slows radiographic progression of rheumatoid arthritis: results from three randomized controlled trials of leflunomide in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Leflunomide Rheumatoid Arthritis Investigators Group. Sharp, J. T. et al., Arthritis and Rheumatism 2000 Mar;43(3):495-505.
Two-year, blinded, randomized, controlled trial of treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis with leflunomide compared with methotrexate. Utilization of Leflunomide in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial Investigator Group. Cohen, S. et al., Arthritis and Rheumatism 2001 Sep;44(9):1984-1992.
