Abstract
This dictionary has been prepared as a source of data for the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of rheumatic disorders and related immunology. Rheumatology has close relationships with number of medical specialties and the authors endeavoured to collate some basic knowledge from them.
Guidelines on how to prevent the onset of functional damage and its progression are provided. This book should serve rheumatologists and many related specialists, health professionals and nurses, involved in the management of patients with disorders of the human musculoskeletal system.