Importance of patient history and physical examination in rheumatoid arthritis compared to other chronic diseases: Results of a physician survey

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1250-1255

  Castrejõn, Isabel ^a   McCollum, Lauren ^a   Tanriover, Mine Durusu ^b   Pincus, Theodore ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FIBROSIS; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED STATES; VITAL SIGN;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS;

EID: 84864490200     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.21650     Document Type: Article

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