2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop a new evidence-based, pharmacologic treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We conducted systematic reviews to synthesize the evidence for the benefits and harms of various treatment options. We used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology to rate the quality of evidence. We employed a group consensus process to grade the strength of recommendations …

Authors

Singh JA; Saag KG; Bridges SL; Akl EA; Bannuru RR; Sullivan MC; Vaysbrot E; McNaughton C; Osani M; Shmerling RH

Journal

Arthritis Care & Research, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 1–25

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

1 2016

DOI

10.1002/acr.22783

ISSN

2151-464X

Associated Experts

Elie Akl

Associate Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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