Treatment of rheumatic patients in a warm climate;Utenlandsbehandling av pasienter med revmatisk sykdom

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-452

  Forseth, Karin Øien ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLIMATE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLIMATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NORWAY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TRAVEL;

EID: 33847016476     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 08077096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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