Ultrasound of target joints for the evaluation of possible inflammatory arthropathy: Associated clinical factors and diagnostic accuracy

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 875-880

  Chaiamnuay, Sumapa ^a   Lopez Ben, Robert ^b   Alarcón, Graciela S ^c  

^a Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c 830 Faculty Office Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Inflammation; Outcome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JOINT SWELLING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVITIS; WRIST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 57249111632     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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