The value of joint aspirations in the diagnosis and management of arthritis in a hospital-based rheumatology service

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-109

  Chong, Yong Yeow ^a   Fong, Kok Yong ^a,b   Thumboo, Julian ^a,b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Aspiration biopsy; Diagnosis; Rheumatology; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHINESE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELBOW; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GOUT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PSEUDOGOUT; SHOULDER; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WRIST;

EID: 34247340006     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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