title: Reliability of the rheumatoid arthritis articular damage score in Tunisian patients.
abstract: The clinical rheumatoid arthritis articular damage (RAAD) score is easy to perform and showed good intraobserver reliability. It correlates well with the Larsen score and disease duration and can be recommended for rheumatoid arthritis patients' follow-up in developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, EPS Monastir, Tunisia. ismail.bejia@lycos.com
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bejia
authors.forename: Radhia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braham
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Kamel Ben
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: Mongi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touzi
authors.forename: Naceur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bergaoui
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014416:Tunisia