Joanne Buckle

May 20, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Georgina Tiller |Brandon Hernández |Joanne Buckle |Roger Allen

1 INTRODUCTION Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in childhood with an estimated Australian prevalence of 1–4 per 1000 children.1 Recent prospective cohorts of patients with JIA reflecting the contemporary management of JIA in the era of biologics have improved understanding of the early disease course and short-term outcomes of this condition.2-4 In the first report of its type in Australia, we previously described the clinical features,...

May 19, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Aimee Huynh |Joanne Buckle |Angela Cox |Leanne Czerniecki

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