Larsen grades in evaluating the first carpometacarpal joint

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 305-307

  Belt, Eero A ^a   Lehtivuori, J I ^a   Kaarela, K ^a   Kauppi, M J ^a   Lehtinen, J T ^a   Lehto, M U K ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

First carpometacarpal joint; Follow up study; Larsen method; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032882870     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009749950155490     Document Type: Article

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