Diagnostic value of radiographs of the hands and feet in early rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 434-441

  Devauchelle Pensec, Valérie ^a   Saraux, Alain ^a   Alapetite, Sabine ^a   Colin, Danièle ^a   Le Goff, Paul ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Early arthritis; Foot radiograph; Hand radiograph; Inflammatory joint disease; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ARTHROGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FOOT; HAND; RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROGRAPHY; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036812632     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-319X(02)00427-X     Document Type: Review

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