Musculoskeletal ultrasound training in rheumatology: The Belfast experience

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-105

  Taggart, Allister ^a   Filippucci, E ^c   Wright, G ^a   Bell, A ^a   Cairns, A ^a   Meenagh, G ^a   Pendleton, A ^a   Rooney, M ^a   Wright, S ^a   Grey, A ^b   Grassi, W ^c  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORTHERN IRELAND; RHEUMATOLOGY; TEACHING; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 29844458544     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei162     Document Type: Article

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