Patient questionnaires and formal education as more significant prognostic markers than radiographs or laboratory tests for rheumatoid arthritis mortality--limitations of a biomedical model to predict long-term outcomes.
Pincus
Theodore
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NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, 301 East 17th Street, New York, New York 10003, USA. tedpincus@gmail.com
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D004522:Educational Status; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires