Editor-in-Chief:

W. Page Faulk, M.D., FRC Path, Sci.D.
Faulk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
St. Simons Island
USA

Co-Editor-in-Chief:

Gunnar Sturfelt
Department of Rheumatology
University Hospital of Lund
Lund, Sweden

Jack Ronald Wall
University of Sydney
Nepean Clinical School
Nepean Hospital
Penrith, Australia

Associate Editor:

Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
Rheumatology Unit
L. Sacco University Hospital
Milan- Italy


Editor for Asia:

Eiji Matsuura
Department of Cell Chemistry
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences (School of Medicine)
Okayama, Japan

Editor for Australia:

Nikolai Petrovsky
Department of Endocrinology
Flinders University, Adelaide
Australia

Editor for Europe:

Torello Lotti
Department of Dermatological Sciences
University of Florence, Florence
Italy

Marion Haubiz, M.D.
Study for Renal and Hypertensive Disorders
Medical School Hannover
Hannover
Germany


Editor for USA:

Halina Offner
Department of Neurology and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
USA

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