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20-10-2015 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Book Chapter | Article

7. Management of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Author: Angelo Ravelli

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Abstract

This chapter illustrates both the non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic therapeutic approaches for managing patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

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