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CER3634 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0001-0002 | A systematic comparison between rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: an introduction J. Braun, J. Sieper, T. Pincus › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3635 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0003-0009 | How did ankylosing spondylitis become a separate disease? T.G. Benedek › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3636 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0010-0014 | Differences in pathophysiology between rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis R.J. Lories, D.L.P. Baeten › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3637 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0015-0019 | Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis – pathology of acute inflammation H. Appel, C. Loddenkemper, P. Miossec › Free to View |  |  | | | |
| Pathophysiology |
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CER3638 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0020-0025 | Genetics of ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: where are we at currently, and how do they compare? W.P. Maksymowych, M.A. Brown › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3639 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0026-0032 | The immunology of ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: a tale of similarities and dissimilarities R.D. Inman, H.S. El-Gabalawy › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3640 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0033-0035 | Inflammation and repair mechanisms G. Schett, J. Sieper › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER493  2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0036-0042
 | Differences and similarities between ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: epidemiology M. Cross, E. Smith, J. Zochling, L. March |  |  | | | |
| Clinical features |
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CER3641 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0043-0050 | A systematic comparison of rheumatoid arthritris and ankylosing spondylitis I.E. van der Horst-Bruinsma, W.F. Lems, B.A.C. Dijkmans › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3642 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0051-0055 | Entheseal involvement M.A. D’Agostino, C. Palazzi, I. Olivieri › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3643 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0056-0061 | Extra-articular manifestations H. Mielants, F. Van den Bosch › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3644 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0062-0067 | Osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis D. Vosse, K. de Vlam › Free to View |  |  | | | |
| Diagnosis, assessment and outcomes |
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CER3645 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0068-0073 | Classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis J. Braun, J. Sieper › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3646 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0074-0079 | Early inflammatory clinics. Experience with early arthritis/back pain clinics. V. Goëb, J. Smolen, P. Emery, H. Marzo-Ortega › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3647 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0080-0082 | Clinical measures in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis C. Fendler, J. Braun › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3648 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0083-0091 | Challenges comparing functional limitations in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis G.H. Louie, J.D. Reveille, M.M. Ward › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3649 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0092-0101 | Identification of similarities and differences in functioning in persons with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) A. Rauch, A. Cieza, A. Boonen, T. Ewert, G. Stucki › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3650 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0102-0107 | A systematic comparison of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: structural outcomes R. Landewé, D. van der Heijde › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3651 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0108-0111 | Health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in patients with ankylosing spondylitis U. Kiltz, D. van der Heijde › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3652 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0112-0117 | The economic burden of disease: comparison between rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis A. Boonen, W. Mau › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3653 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0118-0123 | Cost-of-illness of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis L.C. Franke, A.J.H.A. Ament, M.A.F.J. van de Laar, A. Boonen, J.L. Severens › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3654 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0124-0126 | Comparison of cardiovascular risk in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis D. McCarey, R.D. Sturrock › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3655 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0127-0130 | Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis J. Zochling, J. Braun › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3656 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0131-0138 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Subgroup characteristics and comparisons between rheumatoid arthritis-like subgroups and ankylosing spondylitis-like subgroups G. Horneff, R. Burgos-Vargas › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3657 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0139-0145 | Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis and late-onset spondyloarthritis I. Olivieri, N. Pipitone, S. D’Angelo, A. Padula, C. Salvarani › Free to View |  |  | | | |
| Therapies |
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CER3658 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0146-0147 | Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis J. Braun, J. Sieper › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3659 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0148-0151 | A systematic comparison of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs D. Poddubnyy, I.-H. Song, J. Sieper › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3660 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0152-0158 | Analyses of similarities and differences in glucocorticoid therapy between rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis – a systematic comparison C.M. Spies, G.-R. Burmester, F. Buttgereit › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3661 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0159-0163 | Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis H. Haibel, C. Specker › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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CER3662 2009,27,4,Suppl.55 Pg. 0164-0167 | Biologics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis J. Braun, J.R. Kalden › Free to View |  |  | | | |
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