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Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology
SPECIAL ISSUE: GENDER, CLASS, AND ETHNICITY/RACE
Going Beyond Demographic Characteristics in Arthritis Research: Reflections on Process in the Experience of Arthritis
Judith Fifield and Susan Reisine 421
GENDER
Epidemiologic Perspectives on Women and Arthritis: An Overview
Marian T. Hannan 424
Gender and Disability Associated with Arthritis: Differences and Issues
Saralynn H. Allaire 435
Differences in Symptom Reports Between Men and Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patricia P. Katz and Lindsey A. Criswell 441
Gender and Psychological Well-Being of Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sharon W. Dowdy, Kathleen A. Dwyer, Craig A. Smith, and Kenneth A. Wallston 449
CLASS
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Recently Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emil Berkanovic, Pamela Oster, Weng Kee Wong, Ken Bulpitt, Philip Clements, Millie Sterz, and Harold Paulus 457
Formal Education and Five-Year Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Mediation by Helplessness Scale Scores
Leigh F. Callahan, David S. Cordray, George Wells, and Theodore Pincus 463
Quality-Adjusted Life Years Lost to Arthritis: Effects of Gender, Race, and Social Class
Robert M. Kaplan, John E. Alcaraz, John P. Anderson, and Michael Weisman 473
ETHNICITY/RACE
Ethnic Differences in Self-Reported Functional Status in the Rural South: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Joanne M. Jordan, Gheorghe Luta, Jordan B. Renner, Anca Dragomir, Marc C. Hochberg, and John G. Fryer 483
Ethnicity and Access to Care in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Teresa M. Waters, Rowland W. Chang, Ellen Worsdall, and Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman 492
Coping and Social Support Resources among Latinas with Arthritis
Ana F. Abraído-Lanza, Carolina Guier, and Tracey A. Revenson 501
Racial Aspects of Comorbidity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Stephen J. Walsh, Charles Algert, and Naomi F. Rothfield 509
SUPPLEMENT
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 1996 National Scientific Meeting Abstracts S1
Author Index: ARHP National Meeting Abstracts S26
