How can misclassification be prevented when using the 2010 american college of rheumatology/european league against rheumatism rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria? comment on the article by van der linden et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2544-2546

  Zeidler, Henning ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

2010 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY EUROPEAN LEAGE AGAINST RHEUMATISM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE;

EID: 79961111003     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.30442     Document Type: Letter

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