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Evaluation of the Patient

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Musculoskeletal complaints are among the most common problems in clinical medicine. It is therefore important that all physicians are able to conduct a basic screening evaluation that identifies the presence of pathology or dysfunction of musculoskeletal structures.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Arthritis Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    David B. Robinson MD, MSc, FRCPC (Associate Professor) & Hani S. El-Gabalawy MD, FRCPC (Professor)

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  1. Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA

    John H. Klippel MD (President and CEO) (President and CEO)

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    John H. Stone MD, MPH (Associate Physician, Deputy Editor for Rheumatology) (Associate Physician, Deputy Editor for Rheumatology)

  3. Division of Rheumatology & Women’s Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Leslie J. Crofford MD (Gloria W. Singletary Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief) (Gloria W. Singletary Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief)

  4. Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Patience H. White MD, MA (Chief Public Health Officer) (Chief Public Health Officer)

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Robinson, D.B., El-Gabalawy, H.S. (2008). Evaluation of the Patient. In: Klippel, J.H., Stone, J.H., Crofford, L.J., White, P.H. (eds) Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3_2

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