title: Juvenile chronic arthritis: epidemiology and genetics.
abstract: This article looks at the classification, epidemiology and possible causes of juvenile chronic arthritis. The clinical manifestations of the different types of this disease are discussed. Finally the course and prognosis of this disease are described. A second article on juvenile chronic arthritis will appear on May 28 1997.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bone and Joint Medicine, Medical School, University of Sheffield.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male