Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 80-82 , March 2006

The Unique Clinical Presentation of Children with Chronic Arthritis: Putting the Pediatrics in Pediatric Rheumatology

  • James N. Jarvis, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to James N. Jarvis, MD, Basic Sciences Education Bldg., BSEB #235A, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.

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PII: S1538-5442(05)00128-8

doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2005.10.008

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 80-82 , March 2006

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