3.5 Comparison of functional ability in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile dermatomyositis, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and healthy controls. An analysis of the PRINTO database
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Open Access Oral presentation 3.5 Comparison of functional ability in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile dermatomyositis, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and healthy controls. An analysis of the PRINTO database G Filocamo*, S Meiorin*, C Saad-Magalhães, A Pistorio, A Ravelli, E Cortis, D Mihaylova, M Alessio, O Arguedas, S Garay, A Martini, N Ruperto and for the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO)
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دوره 6 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2008