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Publications

Arthritis in Children
www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/arth_in_children.asp?aud=pat#1
This article covers the facts on Arthritis in Children from What it is to finding a rheumatologist.

Arthritis in Children, Teens and Young Adults
www.arthritis.org/communities/juvenile_arthritis/children_young_adults.asp
This document from the Arthritis Foundation includes information for families and educators, including specific recommendations for classroom and educational success.

Web sites for more information

Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
www.niams.nih.gov
The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.