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Radiographic scoring methods as outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis: properties and advantages

UPRES EA 1124- Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Nancy, France Professor F Guillemin, Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, F 54500 Vandoeuvre ...
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Knee pain and osteoarthritis in older adults: a review of community burden and current use of primary health care

Dr G Peat, Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, The Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4NY, UKg.m.peat{at}hfac.keele.ac.uk ...
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Ultrasensitive serum interferon-α quantification during SLE remission identifies patients at risk for relapse

1 Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupement Hospitalier Pitié–Salpêtrière, French National Referral Center for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Antibody ...
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Validation of a prediction rule for development of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis

Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr B Kuriya, University of Toronto, Wolf and Lebovic Building, 60 Murray Street, Box ...
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2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

6 Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 7 Bristol NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Objective To develop and validate revised ...
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Quadriceps weakness in knee osteoarthritis: the effect on pain and disability

a Rheumatology Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, b Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham Dr O’Reilly. OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the ...
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The 2019 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for IgG4-related disease

Correspondence to Dr John H Stone, Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; jhstone{at}mgh.harvard.edu IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can cause ...
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POS0126 EARLY STAGE HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PATIENTS WITH THE EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME: AN EXPLORATIVE STUDY

Background: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare heritable connective tissue disorders caused by various defects in the biosynthesis or secretion of fibrillar collagens. The three ...
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Epidemiology of whiplash: an international dilemma

562 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada TG6 2S2 Whiplash associated disorders have become an international medicolegal and social dilemma. Physicians are ...
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Development and validation of a patient-reported outcome instrument for skin involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis

Objectives We developed a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument to assess the skin-related quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Participants with SSc provided input ...
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Interleukin (IL) 18 stimulates osteoclast formation through synovial T cells in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with IL1β and tumour necrosis factor α

Objective: To determine whether IL18 has any indirect effects on osteoclastogenesis mediated by T cells in RA synovium, and compare its effects with those of IL1β and TNFα. Methods: Resting T cells ...
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Development and validation of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC-DI): a novel instrument to quantify organ damage in systemic sclerosis

Objective We sought to develop the first Damage Index (DI) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods The conceptual definition of ‘damage’ in SSc was determined through consensus by a working group of the ...