Musculoskeletal ultrasonography: What is it and should training be compulsory for rheumatologists?

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 821-822

  Wakefield, R J ^a   Brown, A K ^a   O'Connor, P J ^a   Karim, Z ^a   Grainger, A ^a   Emery, P ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WORKLOAD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 3242887726     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh227     Document Type: Editorial

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