Development of a tool for early referral of children and adolescents with signs and symptoms suggestive of chronic arthropathy to pediatric rheumatology centers

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-377

  Len, Claudio Arnaldo ^a,b   Terreri, Maria Teresa ^a   Puccini, Rosana F ^a   Wechsler, Rudolf ^a   Silva, Edina Koga ^a   Oliveira, Leda M ^a   Barbosa, Cássia M Passarelli ^a   Pedroso, Glaura César ^a   Hilário, Maria Odete E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Pain; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33745106653     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21983     Document Type: Article

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