The clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: strategies for improving clinical effectiveness
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The clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: strategies for improving clinical effectiveness.
Ideally clinical practice is evidence-based and patient centred. This report focuses on the major chronic arthropathies seen in primary care practice, namely RA and OA. It was facilitated by the Department of Health as part of its clinical effectiveness programme to improve clinical practice, and is based on discussion at a multidisciplinary workshop. The report reviews evidence-based and effec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/37.5.546