Burden of childhood-onset arthritis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Juvenile arthritis comprises a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases causing erosive arthritis in children, often progressing to disability. These children experience functional impairment due to joint and back pain, heel pain, swelling of joints and morning s...

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Main Authors: Hassett Afton L, Peterson Margaret GE, Moorthy Lakshmi N, Lehman Thomas JA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Online Access:http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/8/1/20