Detection of small joint synovitis by ultrasonography: The learning curve of rheumatologists

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1284-1287

  D'Agostino, M A ^b   Maillefert, J F ^c   Said Nahal, R ^b   Breban, M ^b   Ravaud, P ^d   Dougados, M ^a,b  

^a Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS; TRAINING;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS; TOE JOINT;

EID: 4644219751     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.012393     Document Type: Article

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