Development and assessment of indicators of rheumatoid arthritis severity: Results of a Delphi panel

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Cabral, Danielle ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a   Weinblatt, Michael E ^a   Ting, Gladys ^a   Avorn, Jerry ^a   Solomon, Daniel H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi panel; Disease severity; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN; ETANERCEPT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GOLD; HLA ANTIGEN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

BONE EROSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FELTY SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG NODULE; MEDICAL RECORD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SUBLUXATION; VASCULITIS; WALKING AID;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13444310434     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20925     Document Type: Review

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