Consultation with an arthritis specialist for children with suspected juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: A population-based study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 538-543

  Ehrmann Feldman, Debbie ^a,c   Bernatsky, Sasha ^b   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^b   Roy, Yves ^d   Xiao, Yongling ^b   Haggerty, Jeannie ^e   Leffondré, Karen ^a   Tousignant, Pierre ^b,d   Duffy, Ciarán M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Direc Sante Publ Montreal Centre   (Canada)

^d Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^f MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; QUEBEC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 44649114706     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.6.538     Document Type: Article

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