Table 1

Profile of patient information leaflets on osteoarthritis (OA)
Source	Arthritis Research Campaign arc	Arthritis Care AC	British Medical Association BMA	BUPA	NHS Direct	Patient UK

Organisation	Charity Promotes medical research and education	Voluntary organisation working with/for people with arthritis	Doctors' professional body who produce booklets on a range of medical topics	Private health care provider	Part of NHS	Partnership between 2 doctors and EMIS a company which supports general practice electronic systems
Publication title	Osteoarthritis	Living with osteoarthritis	Understanding Arthritis and Rheumatism	Osteoarthritis	Osteoarthritis	Osteoarthritis
Date of publication	2004	2005	2005	No date but fact sheets are updated every two years	2003	2005
Accessed	Internet but also available from arc	Internet but also available from AC	Purchased from pharmacy	Internet but also available from BUPA	Internet	Internet
Number of pages	26	34	OA – 5 Generic Treatment – 15 Living with – 18	4	10	6

Grime and Ong BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:34 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-34