Access to pediatric rheumatology care - A major challenge to improving outcome in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2199-2202

  Foster, Helen ^a   Rapley, Tim ^b  

^a Institute of Cellular Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 78149248491     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100910     Document Type: Editorial

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