Costs of workups, for the diagnosis of early arthritis: Results of a nationwide survey

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-512

  Fautrel, Bruno ^a,b   Saraux, Alain ^c   Maillefert, Jean Francis ^d   Kaye, Olivier ^e   Lafforgue, Pierre ^f   Flipo, René Marc ^g   Penrod, John R ^b,h   Guillemin, Francis ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b School of Public Health   (France)

^c BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^g Centres Hospitaliers Univ Grenoble   (France)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs; Diagnosis; Early arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; BELGIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; POLYARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 4043106216     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20527     Document Type: Review

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