Point-of-care ultrasound in haemophilic arthropathy: Will the HEAD-US system supplement or replace physical examination?

Haemophilia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-21

  Martinoli, Carlo ^a   Di Minno, M N D ^b   Pasta, G ^c   Tagliafico, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMOPHILIA JOINT HEALTH SCORE; HEMOPHILIC ARTHROPATHY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOPHILIA A; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM;

HEMARTHROSIS; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84958866928     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hae.12840     Document Type: Note

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