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Leaders

	The first annual EULAR Congress LEO B A VAN DE PUTTE and THOMAS L VISCHER Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 401. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.401 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Education to improve the health of the nation: Who should we educate? ANTHONY D WOOLF and MICHAEL DOHERTY Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 401-403. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.401a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	COPE guidelines on good publication practice MICHAEL DOHERTY and LEO B A VAN DE PUTTE Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 403-404. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.403 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anti-TNF: a new dimension in the pharmacotherapy of the spondyloarthropathies !? J BRAUN and J SIEPER Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 404-407. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.404 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Do patients with osteoarthritis get the clinical research they need? PETER C GØTZSCHE Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 407-408. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Series on education

	Rheumatology: What should all doctors know? Michael Doherty and Peter Lanyon Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 409-413. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.409 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Epidemiology of research into interventions for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint Jiri A Chard, Deborah Tallon, and Paul A Dieppe Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 414-418. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.414 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

EULAR news

Proposal to establish a register for the long term surveillance of adverse events in patients with rheumatic diseases exposed to biological agents: the EULAR Surveillance Register for Biological Compounds ALAN SILMAN, LARS KLARESKOG, FERDINAND BREEDVELD, BARRY BRESNIHAN, RAVINDER MAINI, PIET VAN RIEL, and DEBORAH SYMMONS Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 419-420. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.419 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Extended reports

	Radiographic assessment of hip osteoarthritis progression: impact of reading procedures for longitudinal studies Guy-Robert Auleley, Bruno Giraudeau, Maxime Dougados, and Philippe Ravaud Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 422-427. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.422 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of a loading dose regimen of three infusions of chimeric monoclonal antibody to tumour necrosis factor  (infliximab) in spondyloarthropathy: an open pilot study Filip Van den Bosch, Elli Kruithof, Dominique Baeten, Filip De Keyser, Herman Mielants, and Eric M Veys Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 428-433. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.428 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Improved medical and surgical management of cervical spine disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over 10 years Jennifer D Hamilton, Margaret-Mary Gordon, Iain B McInnes, Robin A Johnston, Rajan Madhok, and Hilary A Capell Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 434-438. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.434 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Interindividual and intra-articular variation of proinflammatory cytokines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: potential implications for treatment Ann-Kristin Ulfgren, Lollo Gröndal, Staffan Lindblad, Mohsen Khademi, Olof Johnell, Lars Klareskog, and Ulf Andersson Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 439-447. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.439 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Expression of thrombospondin-1 and its receptor CD36 in human osteoarthritic cartilage David Pfander, Thorsten Cramer, Dieter Deuerling, Gerd Weseloh, and Bernd Swoboda Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 448-454. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.448 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis Yasuo Yoshihara, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Ken'ichi Obata, Harumoto Yamada, Taro Hayakawa, Kyosuke Fujikawa, and Yasunori Okada Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 455-461. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.455 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk factors for avascular necrosis of bone in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Is there a role for antiphospholipid antibodies? M Y Mok, V T Farewell, and D A Isenberg Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 462-467. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.462 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Aggressive treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised controlled trial C H M van Jaarsveld, J W G Jacobs, M J van der Veen, A A M Blaauw, A A Kruize, D M Hofman, H L M Brus, G A van Albada-Kuipers, A H M Heurkens, E J ter Borg, H C M Haanen, C van Booma-Frankfort, Y Schenk, and J W J Bijlsma Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 468-477. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.468 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A prospective study of vasculitis patients collected in a five year period: evaluation of the Chapel Hill nomenclature Søren Freiesleben Sørensen, Ole Slot, Niels Tvede, and Jørgen Petersen Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 478-482. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.478 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Concise reports

	Anticardiolipin autoantibodies in serum samples and cryoglobulins of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection Zev M Sthoeger, Mina Fogel, Asia Smirov, David Ergas, Yoav Lurie, Daniel D Bass, David Geltner, and Stephen D H Malnick Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 483-486. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.483 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An audit of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus and related overlap syndromes: limitations of its use S J Morton and R J Powell Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 487-489. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.487 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	A "missed" cryoglobulin: the importance of in vitro calcium concentration MARC ANDRÉ, HAKIM MAHAMMEDI, OLIVIER AUMAITRE, ARLETTE TRIDON, JEAN-DANIEL TISSOT, and JEAN-CHARLES PIETTE Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Computed digital absorptiometry of the hand: screening method of bone loss in postmenopausal women with RA J M NOLLA, C GÓMEZ-VAQUERO, J FITER, and D ROIG-ESCOFET Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Rubella infection in adult onset Still's disease FRANCISCO JAVIER ESCUDERO, ÓSCAR LEN, VICENÇ FALCÓ, TOMÁS FERNÁNDEZ DE SEVILLA, and AGUSTÍ SELLAS Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Raised plasma adrenomedullin in patients with systemic sclerosis complicated by pulmonary hypertension YUKI NANKE, SHIGERU KOTAKE, HIDETO AKAMA, KEN SHIMAMOTO, MASAKO HARA, and NAOYUKI KAMATANI Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Avascular necrosis of a single vertebral body, an atypical site of disease in a patient with SLE and secondary APLS MO YIN MOK and DAVID A ISENBERG Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immunoglobulin and lymphocyte decrease concurrent with adverse reactions induced by methotrexate for RA SHIGEKO INOKUMA, HAJIME KONO, HISANORI NAKAYAMA, and JUNKO YAMAZAKI Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Matters arising

	How should we manage fibromyalgia? ROBINA LLOYD; and P A REILLY Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 490. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.490 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Rheumaderm: current issues in rheumatology and dermatology P C M VAN DE KERKHOF Ann Rheum Dis 2000; 59: 421. doi:10.1136/ard.59.6.421 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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