Current state of musculoskeletal ultrasound training and implementation in Europe: Results of a survey of experts and scientific societies

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2438-2443

  Naredo, Esperanza ^a   D'Agostino, Maria A ^b,c   Conaghan, Philip G ^d   Backhaus, Marina ^e   Balint, Peter ^f   Bruyn, George A W ^g   Filippucci, Emilio ^h   Grassi, Walter ^h   Hammer, Hilde B ⁱ   Iagnocco, Annamaria ^j   Kane, David ^k   Koski, Juhani M ^l   Szkudlarek, Marcin ^m   Terslev, Lene ^m   Wakefield, Richard J ^d   Ziswiler, Hans Rudolf ⁿ   Schmidt, Wolfgang A ^o  

^a HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND PHYSIOTHERAPY   (Hungary)

^g MC Zuiderzeeziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

ⁱ DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^j SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^k ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^l MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^m UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^o Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin Buch   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Education; Europe; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EUROPE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 78549285658     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq243     Document Type: Article

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