Comparison of 3 quantitative measures of hand radiographs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Steinbrocker stage, Kaye modified Sharp score, and Larsen score

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2106-2112

  Pincus, Theodore ^a   Larsen, Arvi ^b   Brooks, Raye H ^a   Kaye, Jeremy ^c   Nance, E Paul ^a   Callahan, Leigh F ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Kongsvinger Sjukehus ^*  (Norway)

^c Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Larsen; Quantitative scores; Radiographs; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sharp; Steinbrocker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030694730     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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