Measurement error in the assessment of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trials: The smallest detectable change (SDC) revisited

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1067-1070

  Navarro Compan V ^a   Van Der Heijde, D ^a   Ahmad, Harris A ^b   Miller, Colin G ^b   Wolterbeek, R ^a   Landewe R ^c,d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BioClinica Inc   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLAND AND ALTMAN LEVELS OF AGREEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHARP VAN DER HEIJDE SCORING; SMALLEST DETECTABLE CHANGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY INDICATORS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899919663     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202939     Document Type: Article

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