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89.1% of trainees decide specialty during senior house officer experience. Early postgraduate experience is key to the choice of specialty. Concerns o...
EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis
A multidisciplinary task force, representing 10 European countries, formulated a definition for PE and 10 research questions that guided a systematic...
Rheumatology assistance care in Catalonia (Spain): year 2012
An epidemiological questionnaire was sent to all rheumatologists. Eight hospitals were accredited by the National Commission to develop a training pro...
Status of private rheumatology in Spain
38% of Spanish rheumatologists are working in private practice. Catalonia has the most private practice doctors, followed by Madrid, Andalusia, and Va...
The activity of rheumatology nurses in Spain
A cross-sectional study was performed in Spanish rheumatology departments. Results were based on surveys administered to nurses. 56% of the profession...
Modern psychometrics applied in rheumatology--a systematic review
IRT applications have markedly increased within rheumatology over the past decades. To date, IRT has primarily been applied to patient-reported outcom...
Choosing Wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 for pediatric rheumatology
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Korean rheumatology workforce from 1992 to 2015: current status and future demand
Rheumatology in Korea has rapidly advanced in the 24 years since the subspecialty board certification program was established. In 2015, there were 311...
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