A proposed model for effective collaboration between rheumatologists and clinical pathologists for the diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 849-851

  Bizzaro, Nicola ^a   Morozzi, Gabriella ^b  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 67349227812     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0783-5     Document Type: Letter

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