Guidelines for the management of people with foot health problems related to rheumatoid arthritis: A survey of their use in podiatry practice

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Williams, Anita E ^a   Graham, Andrea S ^a   Davies, Samantha ^b   Bowen, Catherine J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot Health; Guidelines; Podiatry; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879058580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-6-23     Document Type: Article

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