Interpreting existing patient-reported outcome measures for the experience of remission by patients with rheumatoid arthritis is not straightforward. The challenge is to find a better, more accurate measure.
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van Tuyl, L., Boers, M. Remission — keeping the patient experience front and centre. Nat Rev Rheumatol 13, 573–574 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2017.139
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