Is routine synovial fluid analysis necessary? Lessons and recommendations from an audit

Rheumatology International

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 181-182

  Pal, B ^a   Nash, J ^a   Oppenheim, B ^a   Dean, N ^a   McFarlane, L ^b   Maxwell, S ^b  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Routine analysis; Synovial fluid; Value of test in diagnosis and management

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL TYPE; CRYSTAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0033016766     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002960050082     Document Type: Article

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