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Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology
EDITORIAL
The North American Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium -- Bringing Genetic Analysis to Bear on Disease Susceptibility, Severity, and Outcome
Peter K. Gregersen 1
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Development and Validation of an Exercise Performance Support System for People with Lower Extremity Impairment
Marian A. Minor, John C. Reid, Joyce Z. Griffin, Cory B. Pittman, Timothy B. Patrick, and James H. Cutts, III 3
The Stresses of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Appraisals of Perceived Impact and Coping Efficacy
Patricia P. Katz 9
Psychosocial Contributors to Mental and Physical Health in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Patricia L. Dobkin, Paul R. Fortin, Lawrence Joseph, John M. Esdaile, Deborah S. Danoff, and Ann E. Clarke 23
Positive Impact of an Intervention by Arthritis Educators on Retention of Information, Confidence, and Examination Skills of Medical Students
Valerie Klusas Branch and Peter E. Lipsky 32
Joint Hypermobility in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Manuel Acasuso-Diaz and Eduardo Collantes-Estevez 39
A Standardized Protocol for Measurement of Range of Movement of the Shoulder Using the Plurimeter-V Inclinometer and Assessment of its Intrarater and Interrater Reliability
Sally Green, Rachelle Buchbinder, Andrew Forbes, and Nicholas Bellamy 43
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FIELD
Three Opportunities to Work with the News Media
Robert A. Logan 53
REVIEW ARTICLE
The Relationship Between Psychosocial Variables and Pain Reporting in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Paul Creamer and Marc C. Hochberg 60
METHODS ARTICLE
Qualitative Methods in Arthritis Research: Sampling and Data Analysis
Thomas A. Arcury and Sara A. Quandt 66
