Ralph Pemberton MD (1877–1949),Pioneer Rheumatologist

1 Schnabel TG Memoir of Ralph Pemberton. Trans Stud Coll Phys Philad 1951; 18: 133–5.

2 Pemberton R Sweet JR Experimental notes on the influence of the adrenals over the pancreas. Arch Intern Med 1912; 10: 169–76.

3 Fayerweather R . Infectious arthritis: A bacteriological contribution to the differentiation of the rheumatic affections. Am J Med Sci 1905; 130: 1051–82.

4 Baldwin H . On the presence of organic acid in the urine in cases of rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Med Sci 1904; 128: 1038–48.

5 Pemberton R . The metabolism and successful treatment of chronic joint disease: A preliminary report. Am J Med Sci 1912; 144: 474–94.

6 Pemberton R . The metabolism, prevention and successful treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; second contribution. Am J Med Sci 1913; 146: 895–905; 1914; 147: 111–27, 265–87, 423–35.

7 Pemberton R Peirce EG The relation of the intestinal tract and diet to the treatment of arthritis. Ann Intern Med 1932; 5: 1221–37.

8 Pemberton R . Studies on arthritis in the Army based on four hundred cases. V. Roentgen-ray evidences, clinical observations, treatment, summary, conclusions and clinical abstracts of cases studied. Arch Intern Med 1920; 25: 351–404.

9 Pemberton R . The role of physical therapy in the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers. Am J Med Sci 1942; 204: 846–56.

10 Smyth CJ Freyberg RH McEwen C . History of Rheumatology. Atlanta: Arthritis Foundation, 1985: 3.

11 Pemberton R . The etiology and pathology of arthritis. JAMA 1926; 87: 1253–8.

12 Cajori FA Crouter RP Pemberton R . The physiology of synovial fluid. Arch Intern Med 1926; 37: 92–101.

13 Cajori FA Crouter RP Pemberton R . The effect of therapeutic application of external body heat on the acid-base equilibrium of the body. J. Biol Chem 1923; 57: 217–33.

14 Pemberton R Cajori FA Crouter CY The physiologic effect of massage. JAMA 1924; 83: 1761–3.

15 Mock HE Pemberton R Coulter JS Principles and Practice of Physical Treatment. Hagerstown, PA: Prior, 1932.

16 Pemberton R Peirce EG A clinical and statistical study of chronic arthritis based on eleven hundred cases. Am J Med Sci 1927; 173: 31–46.

17 Stecher RM The American Rheumatism Association — Its origin, development and maturity. Arthritis Rheum 1958; 1: 4–19.

18 Benedek TG A century of American rheumatology. Ann Intern Med 1987; 106: 304–12.

19 Pemberton R Scull CS The role of central factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic disorders. Ann Intern Med 1943; 19: 482–95.

20 Pemberton R Einman J Patterson FM Stackhouse EA Attempts at the experimental production of arthritis. J. Lab Clin Med 1947; 32: 1121–9.

21 Pemberton R . Developments in arthritis. Am J Med Sci 1945; 209: 364–82.