Defining an optimal referral strategy for patients with a suspicion of axial spondyloarthritis: What is really important? Response to: 'Evaluating the ASAS recommendations for early referral of axial spondyloarthritis in patients with chronic low back pain; is one parameter present sufficient for primary care practice?' by van Hoeven et al

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2015, Pages e69-

  Poddubnyy, Denis ^a   Van Tubergen, Astrid ^b   Landewé, Robert ^c   Sieper, Joachim ^a   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Academic Center Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF SPONDYLARTHRITIS INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY; AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES;

EID: 84954350228     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208553     Document Type: Letter

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