A clear synthesis ... new insights ... Authors and editors are to be commended for producing this second edition. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases This is an authoritative, comprehensive account of rheumatic disease epidemiology and a hugely valuable source book ... This is an excellent book. Anyone with a professional interest in rheumatic disease epidemiology should acquire it as soon as possible. International Journal of Epidemiology Since the first edition ... there have been major advances in all the subject areas covered and the book has been extensively rewritten. CAB Abstracts