Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in Europe: Results of a rheumatologist-based survey at a EULAR meeting

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1251-1253

  Wakefield, R J ^a   Goh, E ^a   Conaghan, P G ^a   Karim, Z ^a   Emery, P ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Europe; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Practice; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TENDON DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141997268     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg367     Document Type: Article

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