Journal article
The Association Between Disease Activity and Duration in Systemic Sclerosis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The absence of a standardized disease activity index has been an important barrier in systemic sclerosis (SSc) research. We applied the newly derived Valentini Scleroderma Disease Activity Index (SDAI) among our cohort of patients with SSc to document changes in disease activity over time and to assess possible differences in activity between limited and diffuse disease.
METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a national cohort of patients …
Authors
WALKER JG; STEELE RJ; SCHNITZER M; TAILLEFER S; BARON M; Group CSR; HUDSON M
Journal
The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 37, No. 11, pp. 2299–2306
Publisher
The Journal of Rheumatology
Publication Date
11 2010
DOI
10.3899/jrheum.090919
ISSN
0315-162X