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Remission — keeping the patient experience front and centre

Nature Reviews Rheumatology volume 13, pages 573–574 (2017)Cite this article

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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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  1. Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Centre, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, Amsterdam, 1007 MB, Netherlands

    Lilian H. D. van Tuyl

  2. Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, Amsterdam, 1007 MB, Netherlands

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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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