Objective. To develop a composite DAS for JDM and provide preliminary evidence of its validity. Methods. The Juvenile DermatoMyositis Activity Index (JDMAI) is composed of four items: physician's global assessment of overall disease activity; parent's/child's global assessment of child's wellbeing; measurement of muscle strength; and assessment...
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2019 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: April 14, 2023
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2017 (v1)Publication
To develop and test a hybrid measure of muscle strength for juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), which is based on the combination of the Manual Muscle Testing 8 (MMT8) and the Childhood Myositis Assessment Scale (CMAS), but is more comprehensive than the former and more feasible than the latter.
Uploaded on: April 14, 2023