title: The American College of Rheumatology as a "professional" society: an oxymoron?
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruddy
mesh_terms: D012219:Rheumatology / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States