Evaluation of a knee and shoulder arthrocentesis training program for primary care providers

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2083-

  Schumacher, H Ralph ^a,c   Chen, Lan X ^a   Glick, Lesley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Phase Five Communications   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROCENTESIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; JOINT ASPIRATION; KNEE; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SHOULDER; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PARACENTESIS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 54949093208     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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