The rheumatoid wrist in black south African patients

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-375

  Maritzs, N G J ^a   Gerber, A J ^a   Greyling, S J ^a   Sanda, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black South African patients; Rheumatoid wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEGRO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0041814329     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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