Early diagnosis of arthritis and spondyloarthritis within the framework of integrated health care in Lower Saxony;Frühdiagnose von arthritiden und spondyloarthritiden im rahmen einer integrierten versorgung in niedersachsen

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-74

  Hulsemann J ^a   Mattussek, S ^b   Siegmund Schultze, E ^c   Zeidler, H ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Regionales Kooperatives Rheumazentrum Hannover e V   (Germany)

^c Kaufmännische Krankenkasse ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Early arthritis; Early spondyloarthritis; Integrated health care; Lower Saxony

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GERMANY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 33644910931     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-005-0020-5     Document Type: Article

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