A Description of Rheumatology Practice

✍ Scribed by Louis A. Healey

• Book ID: 101641983
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 291 KB
• Volume: 20
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-3591
• DOI: 10.1002/art.1780200617

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Four rheumatologists kept a log of the diagnoses of all patients seen in their offices for 2 months. The great majority of patients had rheumatic complaints. Musculoskeletal pain syndromes and back syndromes were encountered most frequently; rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis were also common. Patients with SLE and connective tissue diseases were relatively infrequent.