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| Overview |
 The
Scleroderma Care and Research Journal (SCAR) is published
by the Scleroderma
Clinical Trials Consortium (SCTC). The SCTC is a
nonprofit group of international scleroderma researchers.
This journal elevates standards of care for scleroderma
by covering topics of interest for rheumatologists and
others involved in scleroderma clinical care worldwide. |
| All North American members
of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) receive
this by mail. European mailing is handled by United Therapeutics
and Australia/Asia by Actelion-Australia. |
The journal is available
for free, online, in PDF format. There is no log-in
or certification required in order to access and read
these journals. PDF files can be read, searched and
printed with free
Adobe Reader software. |
| 1: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 |
| Interstitial
Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension |
 1.
Scleroderma Care and Research Journal (PDF) This
inaugural issue for physicians focuses on elevating
the standards of care for scleroderma lung involvement.
Articles include Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic
Sclerosis: Optimizing Evaluation and Management, as
well as Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Systemic
Sclerosis: A Primer for the Rheumatologist. Journal
of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium (SCTC)
Vol 1, No. 1, Autumn 2003. (Also see: Pulmonary
Hypertension) |
| 2: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2 |
| Genetics
of Scleroderma, Digital Ulcers and Ischemia |
 2.
Scleroderma Care and Research Journal (PDF) This
journal for physicians focuses on elevating the standards
of care for digital ischemia in scleroderma. Articles
include The Genetics of Scleroderma: What Every
Rheumatologist Should Know, as well as Digital
Ulceration and Critical Digital Ischemia in Scleroderma. Journal
of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium (SCTC)
Vol 1, No. 2, Winter 2003. (Also see: Genetics
and Scleroderma and Scleroderma
DNA and Family Registry) |
| 3: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1 |
| Management
of Lung Disease, Erectile Dysfunction |
 3.
Scleroderma Care and Research Journal: Spring 2004. This
free online PDF medical journal issue includes articles
on Diagnostic and Management Preferences for Lung Disease
in Scleroderma, and Erectile Dysfunction in Men with
Scleroderma. SCTC 6-2-04.
(Also see: Lung
Involvement and Sexuality
and Scleroderma) |
| 4: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2 |
| Assessment
of Systemic Sclerosis, Workshop Abstracts |
 4.
Scleroderma Care and Research Journal: Winter 2004/2005. This
free online PDF medical journal issue includes articles
on Consensus Statement: Core Variables in the Assessment
of the Patient with Systemic Sclerosis, and 49 Abstracts
From the Eighth International Workshop on Scleroderma
Research. SCTC Winter 2004/2005. |
| 5: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1 |
| Stem
Cell Transplantation and High-Dose Immunosuppressive
Trials |
 5. Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal: Autumn 2005. This free
online PDF medical journal issue includes articles
on High-Dose Immunosuppressive
Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
for Treatment of Severe Systemic Sclerosis and New
Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated
with Systemic Sclerosis. SCTC
Autumn 2005. (Also see: ASTIS
Trial and SCOT
Trial) |
| 6: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2 |
| Quality
of Life, and PH Risk Factors and Diagnosis in SSc |
 6. Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal: Spring 2006. This free
online PDF medical journal issue includes articles
on Health Related Quality of Life: A Primer with a
Focus on Scleroderma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
in Systemic Sclerosis: Risk Factors and Diagnosis. SCTC
Spring 2006. (Also see: Emotional
Adjustment and Pulmonary
Hypertension) |
| 7: Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1 |
| The
9th International Workshop on Scleroderma Research |
| 7. Scleroderma
Care and Research Journal: Autumn 2006. This free
online PDF medical journal issue includes articles
from the 9th International Workshop on Scleroderma
Research, and is dedicated in memory of Joseph H. Korn,
M.D.. SCTC Autumn 2006. (Also see: Dr.
Joseph Korn) |
