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    Resilience and Treatment Adhesion in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Daniella Antunes Pousa Faria, Luciana Silva Revoredo, Maria José Vilar and Maia Eulália Maria Chaves

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 21, 2014
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    Adult-Onset Still’s Disease Associated with Thyroid Dysfunction: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Yingchun Hu , Han Wang and Juelin Deng

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 9.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 11 , 2014
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    Prevalence of Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcus Oropharyngeal Colonization in Children and Therapeutic Regimen Based on Antistreptolysin Levels: Data from a City From Southern Brazil

    Alexandre B Merlini, Carolina S Stocco , Marcelo D Schafranski , Polliane Arruda , Larissa Bail , Celso L Borges and Cecília F Dornelles

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 13.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 11 , 2014
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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR Subcutaneous (SC) Methotrexate (MTX) is Better and Well-Tolerable than Oral MTX in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Switched from Oral to SC Administration Due to Gastrointestinal Side Effects

    Pinar Borman, Gülseren Demir , Ferda Kaygısız and Muyesser Okumuş

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 18.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 3 , 2014
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    A Case with Atypical Clinical Course Diagnosed as Osteoarthritis, Osteonecrosis, Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture, or Rapidly Destructive Coxopathy

    Yukio Nakamura, Mikio Kamimura , Keijiro Mukaiyama , Shota Ikegami , Shigeharu Uchiyama and Hiroyuki Kato

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 20.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 12 , 2014
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    Serum Adenosine Deaminase Level is High But Not Related with Disease Activity Parameters in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Gülseren Demir , Pınar Borman, Figen Ayhan , Tuba Özgün , Ferda Kaygısız and Gulsen Yilmez

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 24.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 12, 2014
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    Systemic Sclerosis is a Complex Disease Associated Mainly with Immune Regulatory and Inflammatory Genes

    Jingxiao Jin , Chou Chou , Maria Lima , Danielle Zhou and Xiaodong Zhou

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 29.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 29 , 2014
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    Lack of Association of the CD247 SNP rs2056626 with Systemic Sclerosis in Han Chinese

    Jiucun Wang , Lin Yi , Xinjian Guo , Dongyi He , Hongyi Li , Gang Guo , Yi Wang , Hejian Zou , Yuanhui Gu , Wenzhen Tu , Wenyu Wu , Li Yang , Rong Xiao , Syeling Lai , Shervin Assassi , Maureen D Mayes and Xiaodong Zhou

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 43.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 2 , 2014
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    The Pathophysiology and Progression of Hip Osteoarthritis Accompanied with Joint Pain are Potentially Due to Bone Alterations - Follow-up Study of Hip OA Patients

    Mikio Kamimura , Yukio Nakamura, Shigeharu Uchiyama , Shota Ikegami , Keijiro Mukaiyama and Hiroyuki Kato

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 46.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 2 , 2014
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    Long-Term (1-Year) Safety and Efficacy of a Single 6-mL Injection of Hylan G-F 20 in Indian Patients with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

    Sarvajeet Pal , Sreedhar Thuppal , K.J Reddy, Sachin Avasthi, Anish Aggarwal , Himanshu Bansal , Senthilnathan Mohanasundaram and Francois Bailleul

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 54.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 2, 2014
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    Temporal and Spatial Expression Patterns of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 3 in Developing Zebrafish

    Midori Ito-Amano , Yukio Nakamura, Mika Morisaki , Xinjun He , Masanori Hayashi , Ramida Watanapokasin and Hiroyuki Kato

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 69.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 2 , 2014
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    Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis for Function and Pain is Affected by Rheumatoid Factor

    Babak Aberumand , Lillian Barra , Yang Cao , Nicole Le Riche , Andrew E Thompson , Gina Rohekar , Sherry Rohekar , Ashley Bonner and Janet E Pope

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 73.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 17 , 2014
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    A New Curcuma Extract (Flexofytol®) in Osteoarthritis: Results from a Belgian Real-Life Experience

    Thierry Appelboom, Nathalie Maes and Adelin Albert

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 77.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 17 , 2014
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    Cervical Spine Involvement: A Rare Manifestation of Reiter's Syndrome

    Khodakaram Rastegar , Hossein Ghalaenovi, Ali Babashahi , Nasrin Shayanfar , Mohammad Jafari , Mehrdad Jalalian and Arash Fattahi

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 82.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 24 , 2014
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    Physical Exercise and Weight Loss for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in Very Old Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Jean-Laurent Le Quintrec , Bernard Verlhac , Christian Cadet , Philippe Bréville , Jean M Vetel , Jean B Gauvain , Claude Jeandel and Emmanuel Maheu

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 89.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 28 , 2014
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    A Positive Association Between Foot Posture Index and Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis in Moroccan People

    Abourazzak F.E, Kadi N, Azzouzi H, Lazrak F, Najdi A, Nejjari C and Harzy T

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 96.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 11 , 2014
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    Osteoarthritis at Young Age, a Diagnostic Challenge: A Case of Stickler Syndrome

    Isabelle de Wergifosse and Rene Westhovens

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 100.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 19 , 2014
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    Sjögren’s, Renal Tubular Acidosis And Osteomalacia - An Asian Indian Series

    Pulukool Sandhya, Debashish Danda , Simon Rajaratnam and Nihal Thomas

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 103.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 19 , 2014
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    Monitoring Complete Blood Counts and Haemoglobin Levels in Osteoarthritis Patients: Results from a European Survey Investigating Primary Care Physician Behaviours and Understanding

    Chris Walker, Augusto Faustino and Angel Lanas

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 110.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 19 , 2014
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    Metabolic Factors in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis – A Review of Clinical Data

    Sruti Pillai and Geoffrey Littlejohn

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 116.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 19 , 2014
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    Felty’s Syndrome, Insights and Updates

    Mohammad Bagher Owlia , Kam Newman and Mojtaba Akhtari

    The Open Rheumatology Journal, 2014; 8: 129.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 31 , 2014
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        Dr. Xiaodong Zhou is a professor of Internal Medicine in the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. His major research interests include inflammation, fibrosis, genetics and autoimmunity in scleroderma, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and other rheumatic diseases. He holds editorial positions in multiple medical and translational journals.

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            • Volume 13, 2019
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            The Open Rheumatology Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters, case reports and guest-edited single topic issues in all areas of rheumatology. Bentham Open ensures speedy peer review process and accepted papers are published within 2 weeks of final acceptance.

            The Open Rheumatology Journal is committed to ensuring high quality of research published. We believe that a dedicated and committed team of editors and reviewers make it possible to ensure the quality of the research papers. The overall standing of a journal is in a way, reflective of the quality of its Editor(s) and Editorial Board and its members.

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