Key result
Early rheumatoid arthritis linked to first-year physical function improvement followed by slow deterioration.
Population
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (discussing the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Study [ERAS] inception cohort)
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May warrant sustained monitoring of function beyond year 1 in early RA; leaves open optimal strategies to mitigate later decline.
This editorial emphasizes the importance of long-term observational cohorts like ERAS in understanding the trajectory of physical function and burden of illness in early rheumatoid arthritis.
D. van der Heijde (2000) conducted an editorial in Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis was evaluated. Early rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an initial improvement in physical function during the first year of follow-up, followed by slow deterioration in subsequent years.
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