The rheumatoid arthritis disease activity index-5 in daily use. Proposal for disease activity categories

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 918-924

  Rintelen, Bernhard ^a   Haindl, Pia M ^a   Sautner, Judith ^a   Leeb, Barbara A ^a   Deutsch, Christoph ^a   Leeb, Burkhard F ^a,b,c  

^a Center for Rheumatology   (Austria)

^b Private Rheumatology Office of Dr BF Leeb   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Daily routine; Disease activity assessment; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity index 5

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE 28; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX 5; SCORING SYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; JOINT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449091366     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080863     Document Type: Article

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