Rheumatology beyond 2000: wither or whither?
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Many of the rheumatology societies in the Western World have now celebrated their first half-century anniversary and have rightly congratulated themselves on their achievements. Achievements there certainly have been-the unravelling of the pathways of purine biochemistry with control of gouty arthritis, the applications of advances in immunology to the diagnosis and management of connective tissue diseases, the treatment of septic arthritis and prevention of recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever with antibiotic therapy, and the replacement of severely damaged joints by artificial prostheses.1 2 In addition, much basic information has been gathered on the biochemistry of connective tissues, the mechanics of joint lubrication and movement, the pharmacology of inflammation, the genetics of the HLA system, and the modes of action of antirheumatic drugs. Simultaneously and equally with these advances there has been an increase in membership of rheumatology societies world wide, associated with increasing numbers of abstracts and papers submitted to the ever burgeoning number of international meetings and journals.35 In his presidential address to the American Rheumatism Association on the occasion of its 50th anniversary Dr James R Klinenberg felt confident that advances would continue to be made during the next half century,6 and Dr H Bostrom, in introducing a recent symposium on rheumatology in transition in
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 48 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989