The impact of ultrasonography on diagnosis and management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on December 01, 2001

Authors

Z Karim1, R J Wakefield, P G Conaghan, C A Lawson, E Goh, M A Quinn, P Astin, P O'Connor, W W Gibbon, P Emery

Author Affiliations

1: University of Leeds, UK.

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