Evidence-based rheumatology

Compiled by Cochrane collaborators and members of OMERACT (Outcome Measures in Rheumatology), Evidence-based Rheumatology is an essential resource for evidence-based medicine as applied to the musculoskeletal disorders. The introductory section covers the principles of evidence-based medicine in rheumatology, followed by clinical chapters covering all the major disorders. Each chapter includes non-drug therapy, drug therapy, and consumer evidence-based summaries. Evidence-Based Series: Evidence-based Rheumatology, part of the acclaimed series BMJ Evidence-based medicine textbooks that have revolutionised clinical medicine literature, comes with a fully searchable CD-ROM of the whole text. The text is kept up to date online at www.evidbasedrheum.com Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Evidence-based Rheumatology; Evidence-based Rheumatology; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; What is evidence-based rheumatology?; The Cochrane Collaboration; Rationale for this book; Special features; Structure of the book; References; Abbreviations; Evidence-based Rheumatology CD Rom; 1 Literature searching; 2 OMERACT: an ongoing evidencebased initiative to improve the quality of outcome measures in rheumatology; 3 Economics; 4 Knowledge translation for patients: methods to support patients' participation in decision making about preference-sensitive treatment options in rheumatology.

5 Gout6 Systemic lupus erythematosus; 7 Osteoarthritis; 8 Postmenopausal osteoporosis; 9 Rheumatoid arthritis; 10 Shoulder and elbow pain; 11 Spondyloarthropathies; 12 Systemic sclerosis; 13 Primary systemic vasculitis; Index.