RJR Vol. XVII, No. 2, Year 2008 – Romanian Journal of Rheumatology

Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume XVII, No. 2, 2008

ISSN 1843-0791 | e-ISSN 2069-6086
ISSN-L 1843-0791
DOI: 10.37897/RJR

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CONTENTS	Volume XVII, No. 2, 2008

EDITORIAL
Pacienti si „impacienti“

H.D. Bolosiu

ARTICOLE DE ORIENTARE
Ultrasonography in rheumatology: developing its potential in clinical practice and research

G. Meenagh, E. Filippucci, D. Kane, A. Taggart, W. Grassi

Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy for ankylosing spondylitis – unresolved issues

R.N. Jois, K. Gaffney, A. Keats

LUCRARI ORIGINALE
Quantification of hardness, elasticity and viscosity of the skin of patients with systemic sclerosis using a novel sensing device (Vesmeter): a proposal for a new outcome measurement procedure

Y. Kuwahara, Y. Shima, D. Shirayama, M. Kawai, K. Hagihara, T. Hirano, J. Arimitsu, A. Ogata, T. Tanaka and I. Kawase

Gastrita pacientilor cu lupus eritematos sistemic si nefropatie

A. Caraba, Viorica Crisan, I. Romosan

Revista sistematica a datelor curente privind impactul socio-economic al bolilor reumatismale din perspectiva pacientului

F. Berghea, St. Suteanu, Annelies Boonen

CAZUISTICA INSTRUCTIVA
Variante clinice intr-o boala rara: osteogeneza imperfecta

Oana Voicu, Violeta Bojinca, Irina Vaduva, Andra Balanescu, Ruxandra Ionescu

GHIDURI DE PRACTICA
Ghid pentru tratamentul spondilitei anchilozante

Ruxandra Ionescu, Violeta Bojinca, Laura Isac, Luminita Varzaru

Pozitia oficiala a ISCD cu privire la densitometria osoasa, 2007

Societatea Internationala pentru Densitometrie Clinica (ISCD)

COLTUL REZIDENTULUI
Sindromul Sjögren

H.D. Bolosiu, Siao-pin Simon