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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Weiss JE, Ilowite NT

Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Schneider Children's Hospital, 269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a term referring to a group of disorders characterized by chronic arthritis, is the most common chronic rheumatic illness in children and is a significant cause of short- and long-term disability. This article discusses the classification, differential diagnosis, and treatment of JIA.

Published 11 April 2005 in Pediatr Clin North Am, 52(2): 413-42, vi.
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