… estimates of RA are based on cases classified as definite and classic RA according to the …
as having probable RA in population surveys in large part do not have clinical RA (31), or on …

Administrative databases are increasingly used for studying outcomes of medical care. Valid
inferences from such data require the ability to account for disease severity and comorbid …

Objective To provide a single source for the best available estimates of the US prevalence of
and number of individuals affected by osteoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell …

… 85, Deyo RA. Measuring the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, In: Walker SR,
Rosser PM, eds. Quality of life: assessment and application. Lancaster, England: MTP Press…

… Deyo RA, Centor RM: Assessing the responsiveness of functional scales to clinical change:
An analogy to diagnostic test performance. J Chronic Dis 39:897-906, 1986 6. Kirshner B, …

Interpreting Change Scores for Pain and Functional Status in... : Spine Interpreting Change
Scores for Pain and Functional Status in Low Back Pain: Towards International Consensus …

… Dr Deyo's and Dr Mirza's spine research has benefitted from a gift to the University of
Washington's Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine from Synthes Inc, but this study …

Background The US population of former prison inmates is large and growing. The period
immediately after release may be challenging for former inmates and may involve substantial …

Background: Increases in prescriptions of opioid medications for chronic pain have been
accompanied by increases in opioid overdoses, abuse, and other harms and uncertainty about …

BACK pain ranks second only to upper respiratory illness as a symptomatic reason for office
visits to physicians. About 70% of adults have low back pain at some time, but only 14% …