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Arthritis Care & Research

Official Journal of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals

Vol. 12, No. 1, February 1999


EDITORIAL

1 Whiplash-Associated Disorder: WAD is it?
John B. Winfield

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

3 The Relationship of Anxiety and Depression with Self-Reported Knee Pain in the Community: Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Paul Creamer, Margaret Lethbrigde-Cejku, Paul Costa, Jordan D. Tobin, Jeffrey H. Herbst, and Marc C. Hochberg

8 Determinants of Hip and Knee Flexion Range: Results from the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging
Agustín Escalante, Michael J. Lichtenstein, Rahul Dhanda, John E. Cornell, and Helen P. Hazuda

19 Internal Consistency and Validity of an Observational Method for Assessing Disability in Mobility in Patients with Osteoarthritis
M. P. M. Steultjens, J. Dekker, M. E. van Baar, R. A. B. Oostendorp, and J. W. J. Bijlsma

26 Assessment of Nutritional Status in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery
Margaretha Haugen, Kari-Åse Homme, Astor Reigstad, and Jens Teigland

33 A Five-Year Followup of Hand Function and Activities of Daily Living in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Berit Dellhag and Anders Bjelle

42 The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire: A Useful Tool in Evaluating Patients with Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome
John Fallon, Danuta I. Bujak, Sara Guardino, and Arthur Weinstein

48 Position Statement of the American College of Rheumatology Regarding Referral of Children and Adolescents to Pediatric Rheumatologists
Christy I. Sandborg and Carol A. Wallace, for the Executive Committee of the American College of Rheumatology Pediatric Section

52 Effects of an Eight-Week Physical Conditioning Program on Disease Signs and Symptoms in Children with Chronic Arthritis
Susan E. Klepper

61 The Utility of Trained Arthritis Patient Educators in the Evaluation and Improvement of Musculoskeletal Examination Skills of Physicians in Training
Valerie Klusas Branch, Glen Graves, Margaret Hanczyc, and Peter E. Lipsky

REVIEW ARTICLE

70 Development of Persistent Neurologic Symptoms in Patients with Simple Neck Sprain
Robert Ferrari and Anthony Sciance Russell

77 ANNOUNCEMENTS