Complexities in assessment of rheumatoid arthritis: absence of a single gold standard measure.
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.
Pincus
Theodore
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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
Yazici
Yusuf
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Sokka
Tuulikki
T
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