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01-07-2012 | Poster presentation
The juvenile systemic sclerosis clinic: an interdisciplinary approach
Authors:
Marìa Katsicas, Erica Hammermuller, Bettina Cervini, Ricardo Russo
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis (JSS) is a rare, complex disease. Usually, patients with JSS receive specialized care from a multidisciplinary team in tertiary hospitals. In order to deliver high standard care, systematic clinical practice strategies should be designed. Based on these premises, we developed a JSS Clinic in the year 2008. Objective: To describe the structure and process of a JSS interdisciplinary Clinic, as well as outcomes observed. …