Background: Despite the importance of timely management of patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA), delays exist in its diagnosis and treatment.
Objective: To perform a systematic literature review to identify strategies addressing these delays to inform an American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) taskforce.
Methods: The authors searched literature published between January 1985 and November 2010, and ACR and EULAR abstracts between 2007-2010.
Background: Despite the importance of timely management of patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA), delays exist in its diagnosis and treatment.
Objective: To perform a systematic literature review to identify strategies addressing these delays to inform an American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) taskforce.
Methods: The authors searched literature published between January 1985 and November 2010, and ACR and EULAR abstracts between 2007-2010.