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1. Dysautonomias following Acute Viral Conjuctivitis.
J Assoc Physicians India 1983; 31: 813.
 
2.
Neurological Complications following Acute Viral Conjuctivitis: A New profile.
Trop geogr Med 1986; 38: 197-202
 
3.
Arthritis Robustus: An unusual form of rheumatoid arthritis masquerading as gout.
J Assoc Physicians India 1986; 34: 216-217.
 
4.
Syphilis and rheumatoid arthritis.
J Assoc Physicians India 1986, 34: 272-274.
 
5.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: Betablockade and hydralazine combination therapy.
J Assoc Physicians India 1986; 34: 532.
 
6.
ARA (American Rheumatism Association) diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: An obituary.
J Assoc Physicians India 1987; 35: 667-668.
 
7.
A Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Special Reference to Rheumatoid factor.
Med J Armed Forces India 1987; 43: 5-12.
   
8. Diagnostic approach to polyarthritides. A clinical study.
Med J Armed Forces India 1988; 44: 21-26
   
9. Current status of autoimmunity in Endocrinopathies.
J Assoc physicians India 1988; 36: 329-332.
   
10. Clinical profile of connective tissue diseases in a referal service hospital.
J Assoc physicians India 1988; 36: 602-605
   
11. The pattern of rheumatoid arthritis in the Indian Population: A prospective study.
Med. J. Armed Forces India 1988; 44: 213-215.
   
12. Pattern of rheumatoid arthritis in the India Population: A Prospective study.
British J. Rheumatology 1988; 27(6): 454-456.
   
13. Chronic Inflammatory Polyarthritides in a select population of young men: A prospective study.
J Assoc Physicians India 1989; 37: 748-751.
   
14. Sjogren’s Syndrome (A report on two cases).
Med J Armed Forces India 1989.
   
15. Nephrotic Syndrome : A Paraneoplastic manifestation.
Indian J Path & Microbiology 1990; 33: 54 – 58.
   
16. A spectrum of seronegative spondarthritis (SSA) with special reference to HLA profiles.
J Assoc Physicians India 1990; 38: 351-355.
   
17. Systemic manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
J Assoc. Physicians India 1990; 38: 329-332.
   
18. Lysine Acetylsalicylate: Clinical view point.
J Assoc Physician India 1991; 39: 729.
   
19.
Medical camps in ‘arthritis and rheumatism’: a community oriented prospective study, with emphasis on diagnosis and education.
Bull Indian Rheumatism Assoc 1991; 5: 31-37
   
20. Chapter - Rheumatic diseases in India: Epidemiology and psycho social aspects.
Practical Rheumatology ed G N Menon, C R Smith, URK Rao, Interline publishing, Bangalore, India. 1994.
   
21. Community concepts and psycho social beliefs of arthritis and rheumatism patients: basis for health education.
Bulletin of the Asia Pacific League Against Rheumatism Bulletin 1994; V12
   
22. Proceedings of the 8th APLAR (ASIA- Pacific League Against Rheumatism) (APLAR) Congress Melbourne, Australia, 1996.
 
Modified Health Assessment questionnaire (HAQ): and Indian Study for Validity and reference (Abstract)
Rheumatology patients database program development: concept, status and applications (Abstract)
Longitudinal measurement of structure, function and psycho social status (Rheumatoid Arthritis): Feasibility issues in APLAR (invited lecture & published)
Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Indian Profile (Abstract)
   
23. A clinical study of a herbal (Ayurvedic) formulation in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis Rheum
1996; 39(9): S283
   
24. The Bhigwan (India) COPCORD: methodology and first information report.
APLAR J Rheumatology 1997; 1: 145-154
   
25. A clinical study of an Ayurvedic (Asian Indian) medicine in OA knees.
Arthritis Rheum 1998; 41(9): S198
   
26. Ayurvedic medicine and arthritis.
Rheum Dis Clinics North America 2000; 26: 133-144
   
27. WHO ‘Bone and Joint Decade’ (BJD) launch 13-15 Jan 2000: a report.
J Indian Rheumatism Assoc
2000; 1: 49-51
   
28. Detection of anti-nuclear antibodies from filter paper blood clots using indirect Immunoenzyme technique: preliminary experience and results.
J Assoc Physicians India 2000; 5: 493-496
   
29. Randomized double blind trial of an Ayurvedic plant derived formulation for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
J Rheumatology 2000; 27: 1365-1372
   
30. HLA DRB1 Association in a community based study of inflammatory arthritis in India.
Arthritis Rheum 2000; 43:9: S71
   
31. HLA DRB1 Associations and Indian Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Positive Associations with HLA-DRB1.
Arthritis Rheum 2000; 43:9: S324
   
32. Prevalence of Rheumatic diseases in a rural population in Western India.
J Assoc Physicians India 2001(2); 49: 240-246
   
33. Exploring Ancient Ayurveda for Rheumatology: Traditional Therapy, Modern Relevance and Challenges.
APLAR J Rheumatology 2001; 4: 190-199
   
34. Ayurvedic Medicine: Core Concept, Therapeutic Principles, and Current Relevance.
Med Clinics N America 2002; 86: 75-89
   
35.
A Randomized, Double Blind Study to Document Efficacy and Safety of Rofecoxib + Betacyclodextrin Complex in Comparision with Rofecoxib in Patients Suffering from Osteoarthritis.
Indian Medical Gazette 2002; 180-196
   
36. Pain and Disability, Perceptions and Beliefs of a Rural Indian Population: A WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study.
The Journal of Rheumatology 2002; 29(3): 614-621
   
37. Proceedings of the 10th APLAR (ASIA- Pacific League Against Rheumatism) (APLAR) Congress, Bangkok 2002.
 
Chapter - Immunogenetics of Inflammatory Arthritis in a Rural Population: COPCORD Bhigwan (India).
Chapter – Bare Foot Applications of HAQ, and Identification of Some Risk Factors in WHO-ILAR COPCORD Bhigwan (India) Stages II and III: an Ongoing Longitudinal Population Based Study 1996 – 2004.
Significance of Rheumatoid Factor (RF): Data from WHO ILAR COPCORD Bhigwan India (Abstract)
Autoantibody (AAb) Profile, with special reference to ENA, in Indian (ASIAN) patients with Connective Tissue Disorders (CTD) (Abstract)
Randomized, Double Blind Study for Efficacy and Safety of Rofecoxib + Betacyclodextrin Complex versus Rofecoxib in Osteoarthritis (OA) Knees (Abstract)
Rofecoxib (ROFF) + Betacyclodextrin (BCD) Complex versus Plain ROFF in RA: Controlled Trial of Efficacy and Safety (Abstract)
Randomized Double Blind Trial of Rofecoxib Compared to Diclofenac in Osteoarthritis (OA) Knees: An Indian Study (Abstract)
   
38. Chapter – Non Pharmacologic Management of Rheumatic Diseases: Physiotherapy and Other Methods.
In: Manual of Rheumatology 2002. Editor: Dr. P K Pispati. Publisher: Indian Rheumatology
Association.
   
39. Chapter – An Ayurvedic Approach to Management of Pain and Inflammation in Trauma.
In: Conquering Chronic Pain After Injury, 2002. Editor: Dr. William H. Simon et al.
Publisher: Avery, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. , New York
   
40. Chapter - Epidemiology, Basic Considerations and Approach to Rheumatological Disease.
In: API Textbook of Medicine 2003. Editor: Dr. Sidharth Shah. Publisher: Association of Physicians of India.
   
41. Herbal remedies and the bias against Ayurveda.
Current Science 2003; 84: 1165-1166
   
42. Randomized Double Blind Clinical Drug Trials of Meloxicam in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Knees: An Indian Experience.
APLAR J Rheumatology 2004; 7:108-116.
   
43. Cost-Effective Screening Method for ANA Detection.
APLAR J Rheumatology 2004; 7:13-18
   
44. Rheumatology: Made in India (Camps, COPCORD, HLA, Ayurveda, HAQ, WOMAC and Drug Trials).
J Indian Rheum Assoc 2004;12:43-53
   
45.
Efficacy and Safety of Leflunomide in Asian Indian Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): A Clinic – Based Two – Year Experience (Abstract).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2004; 63: 274
   
46. IRA-01, An Ayurvedic (Asian Indian) Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Evaluation for Efficacy and Safety, and a probable Lipid Modifying Effect (Abstract).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2004; 63: 275
   
47. Impact of Leflunomide on ‘Quality of Life’ (QOL) related issues in Indian (Asian) patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): A Clinic Based Two Year Experience (Abstract).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases , 2004; 63: 435-436
   
48. Rheumatic Disease in village Bhigwan (Pune District) (India): A population Based COPCORD Study Follow Up 1996-2003 – Summary Findings (Abstract).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2004; 63: 502
   
49. A 32 – Week Randomized, Placebo-Controlled clinical evaluation of RA-11, an Ayurvedic drug on Osteoarthritis of the knees.
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2004; 10:236-245
   
50. COPCORD- An unrecognized fountainhead of Community Rheumatology in developing countries. Editorial.
J Rheumatology 2004; 2320-2323
   
51. Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Physician’s Digest, 2005; 13:29-35
   
52. Chapter – Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Indian Population.
In: Recent Trends in Connective Tissue Disorders, 2005. Editor: Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee.
Publisher: Indian College of Physicians – Association of Physicians of India (ICP-API), Mumbai
   
53. Pharmaceutics and doctors - for patients the choice is between the devil and the deep sea.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/330/7481/44-a; BMJ 2005; 330 : 45 - a.
   
54.
In the era of nephelometry, latex agglutination is still good enough to detect RF.
J Rheumatology 2005; 32:2343-4
 
55.
HLA and Disease.
European Journal of Epidemiology 2005; 20:475-488
 
56.
Risk Factors of Osteoporosis in Urban Asian Indian Women Presenting for a Preventive Health Check-Up.
Bone, Official Journal of the International Bone & Mineral Society 2005; 36(2):S359
 
57.
The WHO-ILAR COPCORD Bhigwan (India) model: foundation for a future COPCORD design and data repository.
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2006; 25:443-447
 
58.
A controlled drug trial to evaluate Ayurvedic derived Shunthi-Guduchi based standard formulations in the treatment of Osteoarthritis (OA) Knees: A Government of India NMITLI Arthritis Project (Abstract).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2006; 65: 226
 
59.
Are Multinational Drug Trials capturing community issues of health and disease? An illustration from the Leflunomide database in Indian (Asian) patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Abstract).
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2006; 65: 651
   
60. Evaluation of chondroprotective potential of two ayurvedic herbal formulations using in vitro models of damage cartilage (Abstract).
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A39
   
61. Is symptomatic OA knees in Indian patients an inflammatory disorder?
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A44
   
62. A 10 year climb and still climbing: the WHO-ILAR COPCORD Bhigwan (India)
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A64
   
63. Defining anti-CCP antibodies in COPCORD Bhigwan rural population
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A64-A65
   
64. Unraveling rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a rural population: a 10-year follow-up of COPCORD Bhigwan
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A65
   
65. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Indian children: validation of the revised ILAR classification criteria, Edmonton 2001
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A166
   
66. Our experience with anti-TNF therapy - a choice between devil and the deep sea
APLAR J Rheumatology 2006; 9(1):A208
   
67. I love my hair but I don't want Rheumatoid arthritis.
APLAR J Rheumatology 2007; Vol 10;1:54-56
   
68. The chikungunya (CHIK) arthritis & rheumatism -an untold suffering.
Arthritis & Rheumatism (Abstract) September 2007; Vol 56 9: 619-620
   
69. Prevalence of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders (RMSK) in a West India urban population: A Bone and Joint Decade (BJD) India 'Burden of Disease' project.
Arthritis & Rheumatism (Abstract) September 2007; Vol 56 9: 343-344
   
70. Comparing Ayurvedic (Indian) Herbal drugs and HCQS (hydroxychloroquin sulfate) in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): A Randomized, Double Blind, Multi-centric Exploratory Drug Trial of 24 Weeks Duration.
Arthritis & Rheumatism (Abstract) September 2007; Vol 56 9: 394-395
   
71. Are TS (Thymidylate synthase) and MTHFR( Methylene tetrahydrofolate) genes linked with Methotrexate (MTX) response (efficacy, toxicity) in Indian (Asian) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients? Arthritis & Rheumatism (Abstract) September 2007. Vol 56 9:43
   
72. Watch out for 'pins and needles' in hands-once in a while it may be gout.
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology,2007
   
73. Are Thymidylate synthase and Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase genes linked with methotrexate response (efficacy, toxicity) in Indian (Asian) rheumatoid arthritis patients?
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology,2007
   
74. The Chikungunya ' Aches & pains'- An emerging challenge.
Arthritis & Rheumatism. Accepted for publication February 2008
   
75. Leflunomide is a useful DMARD in Indian (Asian) patients: A Clinic Based Observational Study Of One Year Treatment
Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2008. Accepted for publication
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