Variability of precision in scoring radiographic abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis by experienced readers

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1062-1072

  Sharp, John T ^a,j   Wolfe, Frederick ^b   Lassere, Marissa ^f   Boers, Maarten ^c   Der Heijde, Désirée Van ^d   Larsen, Arvi ^e   Paulus, Harold ^g   Rau, Rolf ^h   Strand, Vibeke ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Natl Data Bank Rheumatic Diseases   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Evangelisches Fach krankenhaus Ratingen   (Germany)

ⁱ STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Intraclass correlation; Precision; Radiograph scores; Rheumatoid arthritis; Smallest detectable difference

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; X RAY FILM;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2642549768     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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