Musculoskeletal examination for children and adolescents: Do standard textbooks contain enough information? [8]

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1423-1425

  Kay, Lesley J ^a   Baggott, G ^a   Coady, D A ^a   Foster, H E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TEXTBOOKS;

EID: 0242609337     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg357     Document Type: Letter

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