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Dr. Désirée van der Heijde

Disease Activity Score-28 for Rheumatoid Arthritis with ESR (DAS28-ESR)

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Describes severity of rheumatoid arthritis using clinical and laboratory data, specifically ESR.

RA severity, specifically based on ESR.

DAS28-ESR for Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Disease Activity Score-28 for Rheumatoid Arthritis with ESR (DAS28-ESR) describes severity of rheumatoid arthritis using clinical and laboratory data.

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DAS28-CRP for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Age-Adjusted ESR/CRP for RA

SDAI for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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