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Epidemiology of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases

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To learn about the relevance of epidemiology in paediatric rheumatology (PR)

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    Sujata Sawhney

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    Amita Aggarwal

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Manners, P.J. (2017). Epidemiology of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases. In: Sawhney, S., Aggarwal, A. (eds) Pediatric Rheumatology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1750-6_5

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