Practice of ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis and joint injection, including training and implementation, in Europe: Results of a survey of experts and scientific societies

Rheumatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 184-190

  Mandl, Peter ^a,b   Naredo, Esperanza ^c   Conaghan, Philip G ^d   D'Agostino, Maria Antonietta ^e   Wakefield, Richard J ^d   Bachta, Artur ^f   Backhaus, Marina ^g   Hammer, Hilde B ^h   Bruyn, George A W ⁱ   Damjanov, Nemanja ^j   Filippucci, Emilio ^k   Grassi, Walter ^k   Iagnocco, Annamaria ^l   Jousse Joulin, Sandrine ^m   Kane, David ⁿ   Koski, Juhani M ^o   Möller, Ingrid ^p   De Miguel, Eugenio ^q   Schmidt, Wolfgang A ^r   Swen, Wijnand A A ^s   Szkudlarek, Marcin ^t   Terslev, Lene ^u   Ziswiler, Hans Rudolf ^v   Østergaard, Mikkel ^u   Balint, Peter V ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND PHYSIOTHERAPY   (Hungary)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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

^f MILITARY INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE   (Poland)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ MC IJsselmeerziekenhuizen ^*  (Netherlands)

^j INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY   (Serbia)

^k UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^l SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^m SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

ⁿ ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^o MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^p Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Hospital Platon   (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^r Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin Buch   (Germany)

^s Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^t UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^u Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^v UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Education; Europe; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Training; Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis; Ultrasound guided joint injection

Indexed keywords

ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND GUIDED ARTHROCENTESIS AND JOINT INJECTION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PARACENTESIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84855180536     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker331     Document Type: Article

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