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Sensitivity of the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index, British Isles lupus assessment group index, and systemic lupus activity measure in the evaluation of clinical change in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Hermine I. Brunner, Brian M. Feldman, Claire Bombardier, E D Silverman

Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1999 · 224 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

All 3 measures of disease activity are highly sensitive to clinical change in children; none showed an overall superiority. The SLEDAI, BILAG, and SLAM can all be used to study response to treatment in children with SLE.

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