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. 1983 Dec;42(6):644-7.
doi: 10.1136/ard.42.6.644.

Clinical judgment in rheumatoid arthritis. I. Rheumatologists' opinions and the development of 'paper patients'

J R Kirwan, D M Chaput de Saintonge, C R Joyce, H L Currey

Clinical judgment in rheumatoid arthritis. I. Rheumatologists' opinions and the development of 'paper patients'

J R Kirwan et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1983 Dec.

Abstract

Opinions about the importance of various measures of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis gathered from a survey of 20% of British rheumatologists showed a wide diversity for all clinical variables. 'Paper patients' have been developed as a method of investigating actual clinical decisions rather than expressed opinions. Assessments based on 'paper patients' correlate highly (r = +0.901) with those made on the equivalent real patients when seen in person.

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