Chronological reading of radiographs in rheumatoid arthritis increases efficiency and does not lead to bias

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 391-395

  Van Tuyl, Lilian H D ^a   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^b   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Boers, Maarten ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 84891741717     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202876     Document Type: Article

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