Reiter's syndrome versus reactive arthritis: Nazi-phobia or professional concerns?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-297

  Rosner, Itzhak ^a,b  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Eponym; Ethics; Reactive arthritis; Reiter's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; GERMANY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REITER SYNDROME; RHEUMATOLOGY; WAR;

ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; EPONYMS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NATIONAL SOCIALISM;

EID: 43249096018     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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