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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2012

Open Access 01-07-2012 | Poster presentation

Clinical characteristics of children with juvenile dermatomyositis recruited within the first 7 months of the CARRAnet registry

Authors: Mark F Hoeltzel, Mara L Becker, Angela B Robinson, Brian M Feldman, Adam Huber, Ann M Reed, Juvenile Myositis CARRA Subgroup, CARRAnet Investigators

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2012

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Performing quality clinical and translational research in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is difficult due to the rarity of the disease. The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) initiated a multi-center observational cohort study to create a foundational clinical database for the major rheumatic diseases of childhood, including JDM. Initial data from the JDM cohort (prevalent and incident cases) enrolled in the first 7 months of this ongoing study are described here. …
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Title
Clinical characteristics of children with juvenile dermatomyositis recruited within the first 7 months of the CARRAnet registry
Authors
Mark F Hoeltzel
Mara L Becker
Angela B Robinson
Brian M Feldman
Adam Huber
Ann M Reed
Juvenile Myositis CARRA Subgroup
CARRAnet Investigators
Publication date
01-07-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-10-S1-A12

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