Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: the transition to adulthood
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Introduction Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is term used to classify a group of heterogeneous pediatric rheumatic diseases. Many of these conditions remain active until adulthood and when patients start to be followed by adult Rheumatologists there may arise some classification problems once AIA (Adult Idiopatic Arthritis) does not exist! Many published papers regarding the transition of JIA into adulthood miss this point.
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