Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 201-221 , April 2006

Paediatric rheumatology—A global perspective

  • Sujata Sawhney, MD, MRCP, CCST (Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist)

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.11.007

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 201-221 , April 2006

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