Identification of crystals in synovial fluid

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 261-263

  Dieppe, Paul ^a   Swan, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CHOLESTEROL; URATE;

BIREFRINGENCE; CELL COUNT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; GOUT; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; SHORT SURVEY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0032897293     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.58.5.261     Document Type: Short Survey

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