Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 179-200 , April 2006

The spectrum of paediatric and adolescent rheumatology

  • Karen Davies, MB, BS, MRCPCH (Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist and General Paediatrician)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1902 695172; Fax: +44 1902 695616.
  • Annabel Copeman, MB, BS, MRCPCH (Consultant Paediatrician with an Interest in Rheumatology)

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.12.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 179-200 , April 2006

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