Current Opinion in Rheumatology provides a powerful, broad-based perspective on the most important advances in the field from throughout the world literature. Every issue of Current Opinion in Rheumatology delivers unvarnished, expert assessments of developments from the previous year. Insightful editorials and on-the-mark invited reviews cover key subjects such as rheumatoid arthritis; vasculitis syndromes; epidemiology and health-related services; crystal deposition diseases; spondyloarthropathies; osteoarthritis; and pediatric and heritable disorders--some 15 items in all of major relevance. All reviews are supplemented with an indispensable section, "References and Recommended Reading". At the back of each volume is "Current World Literature", an exceptionally thorough bibliography culled from more than 100 top journals in the field.