Abstract

Trends in paediatric rheumatology referral times and disease activity indices over a ten-year period among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from the childhood arthritis prospective study

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  • The medical management of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has advanced significantly over the past ten years

  • The Childhood Arthritis Prospective Study is a prospective inception cohort of children with new-onset inflammatory arthritis recruiting from seven UK paediatric rheumatology team (PRh) centres

  • The cohort was divided into four groups by year of diagnosis and baseline referral times, disease pattern, disease activity indices, time to first definitive treatment and proportion achieving minimal disease activity (MDA) (Magni-Manzoni, 2008) were determined for each group

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Introduction

The medical management of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has advanced significantly over the past ten years. Trends in paediatric rheumatology referral times and disease activity indices over a ten-year period among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from the childhood arthritis prospective study Introduction The medical management of children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has advanced significantly over the past ten years.

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