[Activity-score based therapy in rheumatoid arthritis].
Disease activity scores for rheumatoid arthritis have been developed and validated in recent years. They allow the longitudinal documentation of the effectiveness of treatment. Application of these scores in routine daily practice could significantly improve the effectiveness of therapy with relatively little effort. This review presents evidence for the benefits of the application disease activity scores in clinical routine.
Machold
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Klinische Abt. für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Wien. klaus.machold@meduniwien.ac.at
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Aletaha
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Smolen
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D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome