Interpretation of DAS28 and its components in the assessment of inflammatory and non-inflammatory aspects of rheumatoid arthritis

Background: DAS28 is interpreted as the inflammatory disease activity of RA. Non-inflammatory pain mechanisms can confound assessment. We aimed to examine the use of DAS28 components or DAS28-derived measures that have been published as indices of non-inflammatory pain mechanisms, to inform interpre...

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Main Authors: McWilliams, Daniel F., Kiely, Patrick D.W., Young, Adam, Joharatnam, Nalinie, Wilson, Deborah, Walsh, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50461/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50461/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50461/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50461/8/s41927-018-0016-9.pdf