Interrelationship of outcome measures and process variables in early rheumatoid arthritis. A comparison of radiologic damage, physical disability, joint counts, and acute phase reactants. - Concepedia

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Interrelationship of outcome measures and process variables in early rheumatoid arthritis. A comparison of radiologic damage, physical disability, joint counts, and acute phase reactants.

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1994

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M. A. van Leeuwen, Désirée van der Heijde, M. H. van Rijswijk, P. M. Houtman, Piet L. C. M. van Riel, L. B. A. van de Putte, P. C. Limburg

Abstract

In early RA, joint swelling and acute phase reactants appear to be the most appropriate process variables for the prediction of radiological outcome, whereas joint tenderness is a strong determinant of physical disability (HAQ).