Derivation of severity index for rheumatoid arthritis and its association with healthcare outcomes.
OBJECTIVES: To develop a claims-based severity index for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) database. METHODS: Adult patients with at least two RA diagnoses 2 months apart were identified between 10/1/2008-09/30/2009. Patients were required to have at least 12 m...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Medical Economics Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 918 - 925 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2012 Oct
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