Clinical practice variation and need for pediatric-specific treatment guidelines among rheumatologists caring for children with ANCA-associated vasculitis: an international clinician survey

Clinical practice variation and need for pediatric-specific treatment guidelines among rheumatologists caring for children with ANCA-associated vasculitis: an international clinician survey

Abstract Background Because pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is rare, management generally relies on adult data. We assessed treatment practices, uptake of existing clinical assessment tools, and interest in pediatric treatment protocols among rheumatologists carin...

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Main Authors: Clara Westwell-Roper, Joanna M. Lubieniecka, Kelly L. Brown, Kimberly A. Morishita, Cherry Mammen, Linda Wagner-Weiner, Eric Yen, Suzanne C. Li, Kathleen M. O’Neil, Sivia K. Lapidus, Paul Brogan, Rolando Cimaz, David A. Cabral, for ARChiVe Investigators Network within the PedVas initiative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Pediatric rheumatology
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Microscopic polyangiitis
Physician practice patterns
Clinical practice guidelines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-017-0191-z

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