Early arthritis clinic: A USA perspective

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5 SUPPL. 31, 2003, Pages

  Cush, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early arthritis; Referral; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; ETANERCEPT; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUPUS VULGARIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142124937     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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