The clinical need for an acute rheumatology referral service

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 389-391

  Smith, E C ^a   Berry, H ^a   Scott, D L ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute referrals; Acute rheumatology; Emergency referrals

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029918993     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.4.389     Document Type: Article

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