The value of conventional radiographs in undifferentiated arthritis: A systematic review

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 87, 2011, Pages 26-30

  Koevoets, Rosanne ^a   Machado, Pedro ^a   Bombardier, Claire ^b,c   Van Der Heijde, Désirée M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic value; Imaging radiographs; Predictive value; Systematic review; Undifferentiated arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE EROSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNDIFFERENTIATED ARTHRITIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTHRITIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 79952389161     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.101071     Document Type: Review

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