Defining criteria for rheumatoid arthritis patient-derived disease activity score that correspond to Disease Activity Score 28 and Clinical Disease Activity Index based disease states and response criteria
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The Disease Activity Score and the EULAR response criteria.
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew279