NICE clinical guidelines
Issued: February 2009 (last modified: April 2009)
CG79

Rheumatoid arthritis: The management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults

This is an extract from the guidance and may be misleading if read alone. The complete guidance is available at guidance.nice.org.uk/cg79

6 Other versions of this guideline

6.1 Full guideline

The full guideline, 'Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults' contains details of the methods and evidence used to develop the guideline. It is published by the National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions and is available from our website (www.nice.org.uk/CG79fullguideline) and the National Library for Health (www.nlh.nhs.uk).

6.2 Quick reference guide

A quick reference guide for healthcare professionals is available from www.nice.org.uk/CG79quickrefguide

For printed copies, phone NICE publications on 0845 003 7783 or email publications@nice.org.uk (quote reference number N1790).

6.3 'Understanding NICE guidance'

Information for patients and carers ('Understanding NICE guidance') is available from www.nice.org.uk/CG79publicinfo

For printed copies, phone NICE publications on 0845 003 7783 or email publications@nice.org.uk (quote reference number N1791).

We encourage NHS and voluntary sector organisations to use text from this booklet in their own information about rheumatoid arthritis.