in rheumatoid arthritis , the major rheumatic disease , various authors have compiled indices on the basis of individual parameters : number of painful joints , number of swollen joints , grip strength , duration of morning stiffness , a number of function tests , erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( or other humoral inflammation parameters ) , a special pain measurement ( pain scale ) and subjective evaluation of the rheumatic condition by the physician and the patient .
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate