BILAG-2004 is a valid measure of SLE disease activity
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In a multicenter, cross-sectional study, Yee et al. have determined the construct and criterion validity of the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group 2004 index (BILAG-2004), a revision of the Classic BILAG index for disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). BILAG-2004 measures disease activity (scored from A to E) in nine systems: constitutional, mucocutaneous, neuropsychiatric, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, gastrointestinal, ophthalmic, renal and hematologic. The index produces an overview of disease activity rather than a global score; where necessary, the highest score obtained on any of the systems assessed is taken as the overall score.
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