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Clinical utility of the RAID (RA impact of disease) score

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A new patient self-assessment tool shows promise as a simple measure of the overall impact of rheumatoid arthritis on a patient, but will it be able to gain the international acceptance required to become a clinical standard?

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  1. Academic Department of Rheumatology, King's College London, School of Medicine, Weston Education Centre, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RS, UK

    Nicola J. Gullick & David L. Scott

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Gullick, N., Scott, D. Clinical utility of the RAID (RA impact of disease) score. Nat Rev Rheumatol 7, 499–500 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2011.105

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