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Arthritis

References

American College of Rheumatology Subcommittee on Rheumatoid Arthritis Guidelines. Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2002; 46(2): 328-346. Available online: http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/guidelines/raguidelines02.asp Accessed March 2006

American College of Rheumatology Subcommittee on Osteoarthritis Guidelines. Recommendations for the medical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. 2000 update. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2000; 43(9):1905-1915. Available online: http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/guidelines/oa-mgmt/oa-mgmt.asp Accessed March 2006

Arthritis Foundation. The Facts About Arthritis. http://www.arthritisfoundation.org/resources/gettingstarted/default.asp Accessed January 2008.

CDC Arthritis Data and Statistics. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/data_statistics/arthritis_related_statistics.htm Accessed January 2008.

Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Harris CL, et al. Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, and the Two in Combination for Painful Knee Osteoarthritis. NEJM 2006;354:795-808.

Strange, C. Coping with Arthritis in Its Many Forms. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/296_art.html. Kineret [package insert]. Thousand Oaks, CA: Amgen, Inc.; October 2002.

Schuna AA. Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach. 6th ed. Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC et. al., eds. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005:1671-1683.

Hansen KE and Elliott ME. Osteoarthritis. In: Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach. 6th ed. Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC et. al., eds. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005:1685-1703.

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