Getting a grip on arthritis®: An educational intervention for the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis in primary care

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 137-142

  Glazier, Richard H ^a,b   Badley, Elizabeth M ^a   Lineker, Sydney C ^c   Wilkins, Annette L ^d   Bell, Mary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c National Office   (Canada)

^d Sunnybrook Women's Coll Hlth S ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Primary care; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 11844253217     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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