Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology (Oxford Handbooks Series) - Softcover

Hakim, Alan; Clunie, Gavin; Haq, Inam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198571356 ISBN 13: 9780198571353

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This unique, pocket guide emphasizes the clinical evidence-based approach to Rheumatology. Based on the content of the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology, it provides concise, practical guidelines to the management and diagnosis of patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal disease. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised.

About this title

About the Author

Gavin Clunie is a Consultant Rheumatologist at Ipswich Hospital. He trained in rheumatology in London and has a research background in musculoskeletal imaging and nuclear medicine techniques. He now has research and clinical interest in Spondylarthropathy conditions (ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis etc) and runs a bone density (DXA) scanning and mini-metabolic bone service in the hospital. Prior to medicine, Gavin was employed in Tennis and had modest success as a professional and had taught widely in the USA and Australia notably. Further titles by this author can therefore be found in the 'self-help' sections of large book shops. Dr Haq qualified from Guy's Hospital in 1993. He then had SHO jobs in Guy's and Lewisham and his SpR training in rheumatology in North Thames. He became Arthritis Research Campaign Education Research Fellow between 2001-2004 where he set up a needs based training course in rheumatology for GPs. Dr Haq has been a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education and Rheumatology at BSMS since April 2005.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198571356
• ISBN 13: 9780198571353
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640