Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 643-653, October 2009

Improving the management of paediatric rheumatic diseases globally

  • Gail Faller, MB BCh, MMed, FCPaed, DCH, Paediatric Rheumatologist

      Affiliations

    • Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
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  • Roger C. Allen, MB BS, FRACP, Paediatric Rheumatologist

      Affiliations

    • Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61393477114; Fax: +61393473330.

This article aims to review the various aspects of paediatric rheumatology that might be looked on as having a more global emphasis, the advances achieved through new technology and communication, the importance of education for both the medical community as well as the patient population, the epidemiologic variation of diseases and how population migration has brought potential changes as well as canvassing some of the considerable new challenges that still need to be addressed.

Keywords: ILAR, JIA, developing countries, WHO, global disease burden

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PII: S1521-6942(09)00079-5

doi:10.1016/j.berh.2009.07.006

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 643-653, October 2009

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