• Associations and Organizations
  
• Clinical Guidelines
  
• Clinical Trials
  
• Databases
  
• Diseases and Disorders
  
• Education Resources
  
• Electronic Books
  
• Images
  
• Journals
  
• Mailing Lists, Discussion Groups and Newsgroups
  
• News Sources
  
• Patient Education Resources
  
• Reference Resources
  
• Statistics
  
• Subject Guides
  
• Texts and Textbooks
  
• Yale University and Yale-New Haven Medical Center
  

Associations and Organizations
(NIH) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
American College of Rheumatology

Clinical Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)) A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.

Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials - Rheumatology (Center Watch)

Databases
MedMenu (IAIMS project, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University) Frequently used biomedical databases and resources such as MEDLINE, ORBIS (the Yale online catalog), and the Library's Internet database collection. Access may be restricted by IP address or password for the Yale University and Yale-New Haven Medical Center Community.

Diseases and Disorders
Cliniweb Disease Categorization - Musculoskeletal (Oregon Health Sciences University) CliniWeb - An index and table of contents for musculoskeletal clinical information on the World Wide Web.
Fibromyalgia Resources Citations and research references. Missouri Arthritis Center.
Lupus Clinical Overview (New York University) Original text article posted by a clinician. Covers systemic effects and diagnostic procedures.
Lyme Disease Review and Research (European Union Concerted Action on Lyme Disease) Presents an overview of the biology, risk diagnosis, treatment and research on this disease.
Musculoskeletal Diseases (MIC-KIBIC at the Karolinska Institute) This site contains an extensive list of general resources, as well as resources for specific diseases including bone, joint, cartilage, muscular and rheumatic.
Physician's guide to fibromyalgia syndrome (David Nye, MD (Midelfor Clinic, Eau Claire, WI)) Covers the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, signs and symptoms, and diagnostic steps.
Sjogren's Syndrome (Sjogren's Foundation Inc.)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Classification (American College of Rheumatology)

Education Resources
ACP Initiative on Lyme Disease (ACP) Includes a lyme disease workshop, a bibliography, case report forms, and a dosing table.
Rheumatological Injection Techniques (Loyola University's multimedia database)
Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology (Univ. of Florida, Gainesville)
Rheumatology Cases and Teaching Files (MedFiles) Rheumatology case presentations and teaching files for the health care professional
Rheumatology Sights & Sounds from DigiDoc A large image and multimedia internal medicine electronic atlas.
Rheumatology WWW of the University of Colorado (University of Colorado) Includes an interactive teaching module using problem solving techniques.
Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis (Duqnesne University) Background of the disease; patient history; effect on a joint; systemic effects; treatment; and quiz.

Electronic Books
Arthritis and Allied Conditions (Koopman) Yale/YNHH only

Images
Differential diagnosis in musculoskeletal imaging (University of Washington) Imaging studies of arthritis.
Images in rheumatology (Medstudents)
Rheumatology Sights & Sounds from DigiDoc A large image and multimedia internal medicine electronic atlas.

Journals
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (BMJ Publishing Group/HighWire Press) Full text available to the Yale/YNHH community from 1998 to the present.
Arthritis and Rheumatism (OVID) Full text available to the Yale/YNHH community from 1995 to the present.
Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology (IDEAL/Harcourt Health Sciences) Full text from vol. 13, no. 4 (Dec. 1999) to the present available to the Yale/YNHH community.
British Journal of Rheumatology (Oxford University Press) Title changed to Rheumatology in 1999. Free access to Yale/YNHH community with institutional print subscription.
Clinical Rheumatology (Springer) Full text from 1999 to the present available to Yale/YNHH community.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (Academic/IDEAL) Restricted by IP address to Yale/YNHH community. Full text available starting with 1998 issues.
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America (MD Consult) Articles from 1996 to the present may be searched in MD Consult. Restricted by IP address to Yale/YNHH community.
Rheumatology (Oxford University Press) Full text from vol. 38 (1999) free to Yale/YNHH community with institutional print subscription. Formerly British Journal of Rheumatology.
Rheumatology International (Springer) Full text from 1997 to the present available to Yale/YNHH community.
Year Book of Rheumatology, Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Disease (MD Consult) Articles from 1994 to the present may be searched in MD Consult. Restricted by IP address to Yale/YNHH community.
Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie (Springer) Full text from 1998 to the present available to Yale/YNHH community.

Mailing Lists, Discussion Groups and Newsgroups
Lupus HOme Page (Hamline University, St. Paual, MN.) These pages are for dissemination and sharing of information on lupus.
LymeNet Newsletter Designed to present readers with up-to-date developments, including new treatment protocols, research new and political events. The Newsletter is free to anyone with an Internet e-mail address. Approzimately 20 issues are published per year.

News Sources
Arthritis Updates from USA Today Daily and archived news updates from this national publication.
Musculoskeletal Disorders News at Doctors Guide (P\S\L Consulting Group Inc.)

Patient Education Resources
Arthritis (Cushing/Whitney Medical Library)
Fact Sheets (Arthritis Foundation) Presents patient oriented briefs on exercise and arthritis, gout, joint surgery, living with arthritis, osteoarthritis, arthritis research, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Musculoskeletal patient materials at Iowa (University of Iowa) Extensive set of disease and procedure briefs appropriate for patient handouts.
Rheumatology documents (Multimedia Medical Reference Librarian) A specialty categorized index of pointers to internet disease documents for physicians, patients, and students. Multimedia Medical Reference Library.

Reference Resources
Online Directory of Diplomates (American Board of Internal Medicine) Search for board certified physicians in internal medicine and all subspecialties by ZIP code, city, county, or country.

Statistics
Arthritis (Fastats) (NCHS)

Subject Guides
Arthritis source. (University of Washington Bone and Joint Sources) Public Information for patients, families, students, physicians, scientists, and therapists.
Criteria for Disease Diagnosis Quick Reference (Dr. Gary Malet, Healthtel Corporation)
Medical Matrix (Healthtel Corporation) A multidiscipline guide to ranked, peer-reviewed, annotated, and updated clinical medicine resources. Registration is free but required.

Texts and Textbooks
Family Practice Handbook - Rheumatology/Orthopedics (University of Iowa)
Iowa Family Practice Handbook - Rheumatology (Mosby) Chapter 6: Rheumatology/Orthopedics
Scientific American Medicine-SAM (Scientific American, Inc.) Restricted to members of the Yale-New Haven Medical Center community.Scientific American Medicine provides physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,and medical students a current and comprehensive medical information resource, covering all 15 subspecialties of internal medicine
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Yale University and Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Postdoctoral Training in Investigative Rheumatology (Yale University School of Medicine)