Guidelines for the management of joint swelling by primary care physicians;Leitlinie fur das symptom gelenkschwellung - Primararztliches problemmanagement und uberweisungsindikationen

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 151-161

  Keitel, W ^a   Genth, E ^b   Gromnica Ihle, E ^c   Hantzschel H ^d   Kalden, J R ^e   Mathies, H ^a   Raspe, H H ^f   Schneider, M ^g   Warnatz, H ^h   Zacher, J ⁱ   Abholz, H H ^j  

^a Rheumaklinik und R ^*  (Germany)

^b Rheumaklinik und Rheumaforschungsinstitut   (Germany)

^c Rheumaklinik   (Germany)

^d Augenklinik Poliklin Med Fak U   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^f Institut fur Sozialmedizin   (Germany)

^g Abt fur Nephrologie und R   (Germany)

^h Katholisches Krankenhaus St Josef   (Germany)

ⁱ Orthopadische Klinik Kaulsdorf   (Germany)

^j Allgemeinmedizin   (Germany)

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Author keywords

General practitioner; Joint swelling; Referral; Rheumatologist

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034201930     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00007329     Document Type: Review

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