Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa

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2011

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15098
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-9-S1-P136
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Authors
Weakley, Kate
Esser, Monika
Pope, Chris
Scott, Christiaan
Journal Title

Pediatric Rheumatology

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http://www.ped-rheum.com/
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Publisher

BioMed Central Ltd

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
Background: JIA is a disease that shows wide variations between differing populations. Due to recent international consensus on classification criteria, JIA has been widely described in many countries and population groups. There has been almost no data that describes JIA in an African, specifically Sub-Saharan African setting. Objective: To describe disease characteristics and functional disability in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Keywords
Tuberculosis Disease
Polyarticular RF
Visual Analogue Scale

Reference:

Weakley, K., Esser, M., Pope, C. R., & Scott, C. (2011). Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa. Pediatric Rheumatology, 9(1), 1-1.

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