Interventional rheumatology: An emerging new concept

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue APR, 2004, Pages 275-277

  Handa, Rohini ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYNOVIUM;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 3042709298     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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