Are online symptoms checkers useful for patients with inflammatory arthritis?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Powley, Lucy ^a   McIlroy, Graham ^a   Simons, Gwenda ^b   Raza, Karim ^a,b  

^a SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Inflammatory arthritis; Internet; Symptom checker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINGER DISLOCATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT CARE; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EVALUATION STUDY; GOUT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; JOINT DISLOCATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GOUT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; JOINT DISLOCATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84983341617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-1189-2     Document Type: Article

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