CDAI (clinical disease activity index) in rheumatoid arthritis: Cut-off values for classification into different grades of disease activity

Indian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 91-94

  Arya, V ^a   Malaviya, Anand N ^b   Raja, R R ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b AandR Clinic for Arthritis and Rheumatism   (India)

Author keywords

Assessment methodology; DAS28; Outcome measure; Severity assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84992229233     PISSN: 09733698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-3698(10)60091-X     Document Type: Article

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