Rheumatology outpatient nurse clinics: a valuable addition?
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[Clinical activity in outpatient rheumatology clinics in Galicia (Spain)].
OBJECTIVES To analyze patients attending rheumatology units of the public health service in Galicia (Spain). PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a multicenter study. Outpatients from all rheumatology clinics of the Galician health service were included over a 1-week period. RESULTS A total of 1,357 outpatients were studied (422 new patients and 935 follow-up patients). The mean ages were 55.1...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200106)45:3<280::aid-art261>3.3.co;2-g