Comparison of musculoskeletal ultrasound practices of a rheumatologist and a radiologist

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 519-522

  Raftery, G ^a   Hide, G ^a   Kane, David ^a,b,c  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Injection; Musculoskeletal; Radiologist; Rheumatologist; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SURGEON; SYNOVITIS; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATOLOGY; STATE MEDICINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33847398324     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel327     Document Type: Article

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