Journal article
Real‐World Effectiveness of Common Treatment Strategies for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results From a Canadian Cohort
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Undervaluing the effectiveness of conventional treatments may lead to overtreatment with biologic medications in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Using data from a nationwide inception cohort and strict methods to control bias, the aim of our study was to estimate the real-world effectiveness of simple JIA treatment strategies recommended in current guidelines.
METHODS: Children with JIA who were recruited at 16 …
Authors
Chhabra A; Oen K; Huber AM; Shiff NJ; Boire G; Benseler SM; Berard RA; Scuccimarri R; Feldman BM; Lim LSH
Journal
Arthritis Care & Research, Vol. 72, No. 7, pp. 897–906
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2020
DOI
10.1002/acr.23922
ISSN
2151-464X