Landmark Papers in Rheumatology

Download or read book Landmark Papers in Rheumatology written by Richard A. Watts and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rheumatic disease is a major cause of morbidity and disability in the Western world. There have been major developments in our understanding of the causes of rheumatic disease and in their treatment during the last half-century, and there are relatively few papers which can be regarded as truly 'landmark' in their construction and subsequent findings. Part of the Landmark Papers in series, this book provides a detailed review of the seminal papers that have paved the way for breakthroughs in the clinical management of the entire spectrum of rheumatic diseases.