Khan, Muhammad Asim.

Ankylosing spondylitis [electronic resource] / Muhammad Asim Khan. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009. - xii, 147 p. : ill. - Oxford American rheumatology library . - Oxford American rheumatology library. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introductory overview on ankylosing spondylitis -- Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies -- Causes of ankylosing spondylitis -- Disease process -- Clinical features -- Physical findings -- Diagnosis -- Other manifestations and complications -- Descriptions of related diseases : the spondyloarthropathies -- Assessment of disease activity -- Disease management -- New treatment : remarkable efficacy of TNF-a antagonists -- Other aspects of disease management -- Socioeconomic aspects and prognosis -- Brief illustrative case histories.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Ankylosing spondylitis.


Electronic books.

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