Computer touch screen-based technology: A promising tool for the management of rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 361-362

  Epis, Oscar M ^a   Canesi, B ^a   Bruschi, E ^a   Sonnati, M ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b Dogma Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISSTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROCOMPUTER; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79959515053     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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