Assessment of Radiographs in Longitudinal Observational Studies

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 69, 2004, Pages 46-47

  Van Der Heijde, Désirée M F M ^a,b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Department of Rheumatology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Observational; Outcome; Radiographs; Rheumatoid arthritis; Structural damage

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; X RAY FILM; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3042539106     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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