Physician estimate of inflammation vs global assessment in explaining variations in swollen joint counts in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Juan Schmukler Tengfei Li Theodore Pincus

Published in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2024)

Variation in SJC is explained more by a 0-10 DOCINF VNS than the traditional DOCGL or any other measure in RA patients seen in routine care. DOCINF on a RheuMetric checklist can provide informative quantitative scores concerning inflammatory activity in RA patients monitored over long periods.

Keyphrases

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mass spectrometry
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