Items for developing revised classification criteria in systemic sclerosis: Results of a consensus exercise


FRANSEN J., Johnson S. R., VAN DEN HOOGEN F., Baron M., ALLANORE Y., CARREIRA P. E., ...More

ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH, vol.64, no.3, pp.351-357, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/acr.20679
  • Journal Name: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.351-357
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) are being updated. Our objective was to select a set of items potentially useful for the classification of SSc using consensus procedures, including the Delphi and nominal group techniques (NGT).