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A Few Acronyms and Indices in OMERACT

Prakash Pispati, MD  |  Issue: October 2012  |  October 17, 2012

  • HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire
  • DAS28: Disease Activity Score
  • DAS: Psoriatic Arthritis: ACR Core Data Set and Disease Activity Score
  • PsARC: Psoriatic Arthritis Response Criteria
  • PSAI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
  • SLEDAI: SLE Disease Activity Score
  • BILAG: British Isles Lupus Activity Score
  • SLAM: Systemic Lupus Activity Measure
  • LAI: Lupus Activity Index
  • ECLAM: European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement
  • BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
  • BASRI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index
  • BVAS: Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score
  • VAS: Vasculitis Activity Index
  • WOMAC: Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis Questionnaire

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