Clinical practice variation and need for pediatric-specific treatment guidelines among rheumatologists caring for children with ANCA-associated vasculitis: an international clinician survey

• Main Authors: Clara Westwell-Roper (Author), Joanna M. Lubieniecka (Author), Kelly L. Brown (Author), Kimberly A. Morishita (Author), Cherry Mammen (Author), Linda Wagner-Weiner (Author), Eric Yen (Author), Suzanne C. Li (Author), Kathleen M. O'Neil (Author), Sivia K. Lapidus (Author), Paul Brogan (Author), Rolando Cimaz (Author), David A. Cabral (Author), for ARChiVe Investigators Network within the PedVas initiative (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Because pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is rare, management generally relies on adult data. We assessed treatment practices, uptake of existing clinical assessment tools, and interest in pediatric treatment protocols among rheumatologists carin...