title: [New criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: In September 2010, new criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were published, with the intention of allowing an early diagnosis of the disease. These new criteria are targeted to an earlier form of RA than allowed by the criteria that had been used up to that point. In this review we comment the methodology used for the creation of the new classification criteria, its advantages with respect to the older ones, its shortcomings and the consequences their application will have.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària i Universitària Parc Taulí-Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Barcelona, España. agomez@tauli.cat
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology; D012219:Rheumatology; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D001323:Autoantibodies; D015415:Biomarkers