Comparison between DAS28-ESR and DAS28- CRPus for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: application in a population of southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Juliane de Lara Berso (Author), Elisangela Gueiber Montes (Author), José Carlos Rebuglio Vellosa (Author), Fabiana Postiglioni Mansani (Author), Alceu de Oliveira Toledo Júnior (Author), Marcelo Derbli Schafranski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) shows discrepancies when using erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) scores to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to verify the agreement between the DAS28-CRP and DAS28-ESR scores in patients with RA from the...