A randomised study of two training programmes for general practitioners in the techniques of shoulder injection

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1006-1009

  Gormley, G J ^a   Steele, W K ^a   Stevenson, M ^a   McKane, R ^b   Ryans, I ^b   Cairns, A P ^c   Pendleton, A ^c   Wright, G D ^c   Taggart, A J ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SHOULDER; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0141539338     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.10.1006     Document Type: Article

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