A review of accident and emergency attendances for non-traumatic musculo-skeletal complaints

Rheumatology International

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 171-175

  Pal, B ^a   Quennell, P ^a   Hawes, S ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency attendance; Algorithm; Diagnosis; Management; Musculo skeletal complaints

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER; SPLINTING; THORAX;

EID: 0033873742     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002960000042     Document Type: Article

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