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Paediatric rheumatology

Where are the innovations in paediatric rheumatology?

Nature Reviews Rheumatology volume 9, pages 326–327 (2013)Cite this article

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Rapid progress is being made in the field of rheumatology. Nevertheless, disappointingly, the limited resources of the paediatric rheumatology community are being expended on the publication of consensus guidelines that represent fossilization of old ideas rather than real innovation that leads to the improved care of children.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70 Street, New York, 10021, NY, USA

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Lehman, T. Where are the innovations in paediatric rheumatology?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 9, 326–327 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2013.74

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