Discriminating ability of composite indices for measuring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A comparison of the Chronic Arthritis Systemic Index, Disease Activity Score and Thompson's articular index

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-96

  Salaffi, F ^a   Peroni, M ^a   Ferraccioli, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b University School of Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic arthritis systemic index; Discriminating ability; Disease activity score; Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves; Rheumatoid arthritis; Thompson's articular index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033960849     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.1.90     Document Type: Article

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