Introduction to reading radiographs by the scott modification of the larsen method

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 740-742

  Edmonds, John ^a   Saudan, Ariane ^b   Lassere, Marissa ^a   Scott, David ^a,c  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University Hospital Beau Sejour   (Switzerland)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Larsen scoring method; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; READING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032981309     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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