The NOAR Damaged Joint Count (NOAR-DJC): A clinical measure for assessing articular damage in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis including rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1519-1525

  Bunn, Diane K ^a   Shepstone, L ^b   Galpin, L M ^a   Wiles, N J ^c   Symmons, D P M ^d  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical Assessment; Damaged joint count; Inflammatory polyarthritis; NOAR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 10444235639     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh372     Document Type: Article

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