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...

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Publicado en:Journal of Medical Economics Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 918 - 925
Autores principales: Baser, O, Du, J, Xie, L, Wang, H, Dysinger, A H, Wang, L
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2012 Oct
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