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American College of Rheumatology

Arthritis Foundation -- Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Society

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases -- Rheumatoid Arthritis

Primary Articles

Comorbidity and lifestyle, reproductive factors, and environmental exposures associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Reckner Olsson, A., Skogh, T., Wingren, G., Annals of Rheumatic Diseases 2001 Oct;60(10):934-939.

Determinants of bone mineral density in older men. Orwoll, E. S., Bevan, L., Phipps, K. R., Osteoporosis International 2000;11(10):815-821.

Disease activity and risk of lymphoma in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: nested case-control study. Baecklund, E., Ekbom, A., Sparen, P., Feltelius, N., Klareskog, L., British Medical Journal 1998 Jul 18;317(7152):180-181.

Efficacy and safety of leflunomide in active rheumatoid arthritis. Smolen, J. S., Emery, P., Rheumatology 2000 Jun;39 Suppl 1:48-56.

Exercise can reverse quadriceps sensorimotor dysfunction that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis without exacerbating disease activity. Bearne, L. M., Scott, D. L., Hurley, M. V., 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., Dixey, J., Cox, N., Davies, P., Devlin, J., Emery, P., Gallivan, S., Gough, A., James, D., Prouse, P., Williams, P., Winfield, J., 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., Bell, M. J., Wilkins, A. L., Badley, E. M., 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., Gosal, H. S., Bartlett, J., International Orthopaedics 2002;26(2):98-100.

A multicenter cross sectional study on bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis Italian Study Group on Bone Mass in Rheumatoid Arthritis . Sinigaglia, L., Nervetti, A., Mela, Q., Bianchi, G., Del Puente, A., Di Munno, O., Frediani, B., Cantatore, F., Pellerito, R., Bartolone, S., La Montagna, G., Adami, S., 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 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., Sokka, T., Kotaniemi, A., Hannonen, P., Arthritis and Rheumatism 2001 Mar;44(3):515-522.

Smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Voigt, L. F., Koepsell, T. D., Nelson, J. L., Dugowson, C.E., Daling, J. R., Epidemiology 1994 Sep;5(5):525-532.

Treatment of chronic knee synovitis with arthroscopic synovectomy: longterm results. Roch-Bras, F., Daures, J. P., Legouffe, M. C., Sany, J., Combe, B., 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., Strand, V., Leung, H., Hurley, F., Loew-Friedrich, I., 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., Cannon, G. W., Schiff, M., Weaver, A., Fox, R., Olsen, N., Furst, D., Sharp, J., Moreland, L., Caldwell, J., Kaine, J., Strand, V., Arthritis and Rheumatism 2001 Sep;44(9):1984-1992.