Long-Term Increase of Radiographic Damage and Disability in Patients with RA in Relation to Disease Duration in the Era of Biologics. Results from the SCQM Cohort

Long-Term Increase of Radiographic Damage and Disability in Patients with RA in Relation to Disease Duration in the Era of Biologics. Results from the SCQM Cohort

Objectives: There is little information on the relation between disease duration, disability and radiographic outcome since the introduction of biologics into the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). No long -term cohort studies have been conducted on this subject so far. To analyse radiographic da...

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Main Authors: Katja Heinimann, Johannes von Kempis, Rafael Sauter, Michael Schiff, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Hendrik Schulze-Koops, Rüdiger Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
disease duration
rheumatoid arthritis
DAS28
HAQ-DI
radiographic destruction
Ratingen score
rheumatoid factor
ACPA
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/3/57

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