Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 104-109 , March 2006

The Future of Rheumatology Research: The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance

  • Christy Sandborg, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Christy Sandborg MD, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5208.

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 Disclosures: The author is supported by grants from the Arthritis Foundation, The Wasie Foundation, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, NIAMS RO1 A105 8214, NIAMS Contract 1 NO1 AR22256-01, and Arthritis Foundation contract. The organization CARRA has received unrestricted educational grants from Roche Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Barr Laboratories, Abbott Immunology, Centocor, Amgen, and Pfizer Laboratories.

PII: S1538-5442(05)00132-X

doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2005.10.012

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 104-109 , March 2006

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