DAS remission cut points.
The Disease Activity Score (DAS) and DAS28 are continuous measures of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Values of DAS %lt;1.6 and DAS28 %lt; 2.6 correspond with an increased likelihood of being in remission. This review presents development of the DAS and DAS28 remission cut points and their interpretation.
Fransen
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Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
van Riel
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PL
D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D023381:Endpoint Determination; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012372:ROC Curve; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012016:Reference Values; D012074:Remission Induction; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D018501:Antirheumatic Agents