ABBREVIATIONS
- ACR -
American College of Rheumatology
- bDMARDs -
Biological Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
- cDMARDS-
conventional DMARD-s
- DAS28 -
Disease Activity Score
- DMARDs -
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
- IL-1 -
Interleukin-1
- IL-6 -
Interleukin-6
- ICER -
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
- HAQ -
Health Assessment Questionnaire
- NICE -
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
- QALY -
Quality-adjusted life year
- RA -
Rheumatoid arthritis