Remodeling a rheumatology practice to facilitate early referral

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 591-604

  Cush, John J ^a,b,c  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCREENING; TELEPHONE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 27744605049     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2005.07.005     Document Type: Review

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