Journal article
The risk and nature of flares in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from the ReACCh-Out cohort
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe probabilities and characteristics of disease flares in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to identify clinical features associated with an increased risk of flare.
METHODS: We studied children in the Research in Arthritis in Canadian Children emphasizing Outcomes (ReACCh-Out) prospective inception cohort. A flare was defined as a recurrence of disease manifestations after attaining inactive disease and …
Authors
Guzman J; Oen K; Huber AM; Watanabe Duffy K; Boire G; Shiff N; Berard RA; Levy DM; Stringer E; Scuccimarri R
Journal
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 75, No. 6, pp. 1092–1098
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2016
DOI
10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-207164
ISSN
0003-4967
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Antibodies, AntinuclearAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, JuvenileBiological FactorsCanadaChildDisease ProgressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRheumatoid FactorRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime Factors