Recommendations for the content and conduct of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) musculoskeletal ultrasound courses

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1017-1022

  Naredo, E ^a,w   Bijlsma, J W J ^b   Conaghan, P G ^c   Acebes, C ^d   Balint, P ^e   Berner Hammer, H ^f   Bruyn, G A W ^g   Collado, P ^a   D'Agostino, M A ^h   De Agustin, J J ⁱ   De Miguel, E ^j   Filippucci, E ^k   Grassi, W ^k   Iagnocco, A ^l   Kane, D ^m   Koski, J M ^n,o   Manger, B ^w   Mayordomo, L ^p   Moller I ^q   Moragues, C ^r   Rejon E ^p   Szkudlarek, M ^s   Terslev, L ^t   Uson, J ^u   Wakefield, R J ^c   Schmidt, W A ^v   more..

^a HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND PHYSIOTHERAPY   (Hungary)

^f DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g Apotheek Medisch Centrum   (Netherlands)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^l SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^m ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

ⁿ MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^p HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^q Instituto Poal   (Spain)

^r HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^s UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^t FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^u HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^v Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin Buch   (Germany)

^w NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CURRICULUM; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 46849122244     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.082560     Document Type: Article

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