Community poverty level influences time to first pediatric rheumatology appointment in Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

• Main Authors: Nayimisha Balmuri (Author), William Daniel Soulsby (Author), Victoria Cooley (Author), Linda Gerber (Author), Erica Lawson (Author), Susan Goodman (Author), Karen Onel (Author), Bella Mehta (Author), for the CARRA Registry Investigators (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The impact of social determinants of health on children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) is poorly understood. Prompt initiation of treatment for pJIA is important to prevent disease morbidity; however, a potential barrier to early treatment of pJIAs is del...