Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A physician or clinician-scored instrument that estimates the level of activity of a disease at a given time taking into account all disease manifestations. Typically scored on a numeric rating scale or visual analogue scale, or may be recorded using descriptors such as remission, or low, moderate, or high disease activity.

**Synonyms:** - MD Global - MD Global - PGA - PGA - Physician's Global Assessment - Physician's Global Assessment