Imminent rheumatoid arthritis can be identified in primary care

Abstract

Imminent rheumatoid arthritis can be identified in primary careWe thank Vega-Morales et al 1 for their interest in our proposed approach for identifying individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a primary care setting.2 3 The authors agree that primary care is usually the first point of contact for patients with RA when they initially develop symptoms. For this reason, they agree that general practitioners (GPs) are well placed to be involved in screening strategies to identify individuals at risk of progressing to RA.