Patient factors associated with waiting time to pediatric rheumatologist consultation for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Patient factors associated with waiting time to pediatric rheumatologist consultation for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is essential to optimize outcomes. Wait times (WTs) to consultation with a pediatric rheumatologist consultation is a Canadian quality measure, with benchmarks set at 7 days for systemic JIA (sJIA) and 4 weeks f...

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Main Authors: Claire E. H. Barber, Cheryl Barnabe, Susanne Benseler, Ricky Chin, Nicole Johnson, Nadia Luca, Paivi Miettunen, Marinka Twilt, Dwaraka Veeramreddy, Natalie J. Shiff, Heinrike Schmeling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Arthritis
Juvenile
Quality of health care
Wait times
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-020-0413-7

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