Rheumatology

Littlejohn, Geoffrey O; Morand, Eric F

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04274.x

Recent major advances in rheumatology have been given further impetus by the declaration of 2000–2010 as the Bone and Joint Decade. This initiative, endorsed by the United Nations, aims to improve health-related quality of life for people with musculoskeletal disorders worldwide.

Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC.

Correspondence: g.littlejohn@southernhealth.org.au

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