Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as arthritis of unknown aetiology that begins before the 16th birthday and persists for at least 6 weeks, other conditions being excluded. As JIA is a disease with serious functional implications, a descriptive study would not be complete without review...

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Main Author: Weakley, Kate
Other Authors: Scott, Chris
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Subjects:
Paediatrics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10744
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-107442020-10-06T05:10:54Z Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa Weakley, Kate Scott, Chris Paediatrics Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as arthritis of unknown aetiology that begins before the 16th birthday and persists for at least 6 weeks, other conditions being excluded. As JIA is a disease with serious functional implications, a descriptive study would not be complete without reviewing both the functional and clinical parameters of the disease. There has been very little African data on this subject. The objective of this study is to describe the functional disability and clinical disease characteristics in a sample of children diagnosed with JIA in Cape Town, South Africa. 2014-12-31T19:52:53Z 2014-12-31T19:52:53Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10744 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
description Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is defined as arthritis of unknown aetiology that begins before the 16th birthday and persists for at least 6 weeks, other conditions being excluded. As JIA is a disease with serious functional implications, a descriptive study would not be complete without reviewing both the functional and clinical parameters of the disease. There has been very little African data on this subject. The objective of this study is to describe the functional disability and clinical disease characteristics in a sample of children diagnosed with JIA in Cape Town, South Africa.
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title Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
title_short Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
title_full Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
title_fullStr Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa
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