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DIAZ-COTO, José Francisco  y  MONGE-ZELEDON, Pablo. Clinimetry, an indispensable tool. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2011, vol.53, suppl.1, pp.7-9. ISSN 0001-6002.

If the goal of RA therapy is to achieve and maintain the lowest level of activity or even remission, the management of RA should include a clear quantitative evaluation of inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis in a systematic and regular. Due to the high variability of the activity of RA, as well as the diversity of its other manifestations, it is possible that a simple measurement can really capture the overall activity of the disease.

Palabras clave : rheumatoid arthritis; clinimetría; disease; articulation; therapy.

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