Training in capillaroscopy: A growing interest

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1113-1116

  Cutolo, Maurizio ^a   Smith, Vanessa ^b   Sulli, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NAILFOLD VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCLERODERMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; NAILS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 84861803480     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120082     Document Type: Editorial

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