Joint assessment in rheumatoid arthritis

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 14-18

  Scott, D L ^a,b   Houssien, D A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint assessment; Joint counts; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TIME;

EID: 0029838732     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.suppl_2.14     Document Type: Article

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