Reviews and Notes: Practical Rheumatology

  1. John H. Bland, MD
  1. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405

    John H. Klippel and Paul A. Dieppe; eds. 432 pages. St. Louis: Mosby; 1995. $59.95. ISBN 07234-2429-2. Order phone 800-426-4545.

    Practical Rheumatology is addressed to internists and primary care and general physicians. It is a “direct derivative” of a reference text, Rheumatology, which was designed for specialists and trainees with a particular commitment to musculoskeletal disorders. Rheumatology totalled 1766 pages; Practical Rheumatology totals 432. The content of the latter is suggested by its title: practical, everyday, accurate advice for immediate “use at the bedside.” However, its cumbersome size and …

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