A patient-derived disease activity score can substitute for a physician-derived disease activity score in clinical research

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-52

  Houssien, D A ^a   Stucki, G ^b   Scott, D L ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Disease activity score; Evaluation; Patient derived

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SELF-EXAMINATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032752685     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.1.48     Document Type: Article

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