Open Access<p>Value of Platelet Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume in Disease Activity Score of Rheumatoid Arthritis</p>
Author(s) -
Safaa A. A. Khaled,
Eman NasrEldin,
Yasmine S. Makarem,
Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of inflammation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.656
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 1178-7031
DOI - 10.2147/jir.s265811
Subject(s) - mean platelet volume , medicine , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , rheumatoid arthritis , platelet , red blood cell distribution width , gastroenterology , complete blood count
Disease activity score 28 (DAS28) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the commonly used DAS; it relies on clinical parameters that could be subjective. This work aimed to create a more accurate DAS for RA and assess its validity.