Arthritis patient as an emergency case at a University Hospital

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-36

  Sharma, M ^a   Leirisalo Repo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

acute arthritis; emergency; gout; reactive arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031059087     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709065661     Document Type: Article

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