Objective To describe mortality rates, causes of death, and potential mortality risk factors in
pediatric rheumatic diseases in the US. Methods We used the Indianapolis Pediatric …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the health and functional status of children with juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis (JRA) diagnosed in the early 1990s. METHODS: Patients were obtained from the …

Background Approximately 30% of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients present
with musculoskeletal symptoms and are often referred first to a pediatric rheumatologist. We …

Objective To estimate the incidence of juvenile dermatomyositis (juvenile DM) in the United
States between 1995 and 1998. Methods Physician referrals to the National Institute of …

Results: During the study period, 41 patients had EE-A. When compared to 50 random patients
with EE-N, no clinical differences were noted, including sex, age, presenting symptoms, …

Tropical dry woodlands provide important natural resources for both humans and wildlife,
but woodlands situated outside protected areas are vulnerable to over-exploitation. In the …

ID cards are uniquely linked to one individual via a printed or electronically provided facial
image. Even though the face is treated as universal and distinctive characteristic, twins can …

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) encompasses a group of chronic childhood arthritides of
unknown etiology. One subtype, systemic JIA (SJIA), is characterized by a combination of …

The locations of steroid binding sites with specificities for 17β‐oestradiol, progesterone and
testosterone have been examined on human spermatozoa by autoradiography. The binding …

Chinese translation This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended
to this article as a Supplement . Background: Currently, there is no proven alternative …