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Outcome measures of disease activity in inflammatory arthritis

Brown, G; Cotton, A; Guinto, J; Sharma, A; Ciurtin, C; (2017) Outcome measures of disease activity in inflammatory arthritis. British Journal of Hospital Medicine , 78 (8) pp. 432-437. 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.8.432. Green open access

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Abstract

The most common types of chronic inflammatory arthritis are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. In order to assess the activity of these diseases and tailor therapy, several outcome measures have been developed. They include composite scores based on clinical findings, biochemical markers and patient questionnaires. This article discusses the most commonly used outcome measures and looks at their limitations in quantifying the complex clinical features of different types of inflammatory arthritis, focusing in particular on rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

Type: Article
Title: Outcome measures of disease activity in inflammatory arthritis
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.8.432
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2017.78.8.432
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555744
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