title: Complexities in assessment of rheumatoid arthritis: absence of a single gold standard measure.
abstract: The clinical approach to patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases differs substantially from the approach to patients with many typical chronic diseases, such as hypertension or diabetes. Further elucidation of these differences may be informative in efforts to advance quantitative scientific patient assessment and management in rheumatic diseases, with improved patient outcomes.
authors: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine and NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, Room 1608, New York, NY 10003, USA. tedpincus@gmail.com
authors: Theodore
authors: T
authors: Pincus
authors: Yusuf
authors: Y
authors: Yazici
authors: Tuulikki
authors: T
authors: Sokka
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards