Establishing an international awareness day for paediatric rheumatic diseases: reflections from the inaugural World Young Rheumatic Diseases (WORD) Day 2019

• Main Authors: Eve M. D. Smith (Author), Sammy Ainsworth (Author), Michael W. Beresford (Author), Veerle Buys (Author), Wendy Costello (Author), Yona Egert (Author), Helen E. Foster (Author), Lovro Lamot (Author), Berent J. Prakken (Author), Christiaan Scott (Author), Simon R. Stones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract There is a lack of awareness of paediatric rheumatic diseases (PRDs), among the public, and certain groups of healthcare professionals (HCPs), including general practitioners. To help improve international awareness and understanding of PRDs, World yOung Rheumatic Diseases (WORD) Day was es...