Challenges to expanding the clinical application of musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) among rheumatologists: From a second survey in Japan

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-208

  Hama, Maasa ^a   Takase, Kaoru ^a   Ihata, Atsushi ^a   Ohno, Shigeru ^b   Ueda, Atsuhisa ^a   Takeno, Mitsuhiro ^a   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

MSUS; Rheumatoid arthritis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861480843     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-011-0512-x     Document Type: Article

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