A View of Our Future: The Case for Redesigning Rheumatology Practice

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 716-719

  Harrington, J Timothy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Rheumatology Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0142095091     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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