2011 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Initiation and safety monitoring of therapeutic agents for the treatment of arthritis and systemic features

Timothy Beukelman(University of Alabama at Birmingham), Nivedita M. Patkar(University of Alabama at Birmingham), Kenneth G. Saag(University of Alabama at Birmingham), Sue Tolleson‐Rinehart(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Randy Q. Cron(University of Alabama at Birmingham), Esi Morgan DeWitt(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), Norman T. Ilowite(Children's Hospital at Montefiore), Yukiko Kimura(Hackensack University Medical Center), Ronald M. Laxer(University of Toronto), Daniel J. Lovell(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), Alberto Martini(University of Genoa), C. Egla Rabinovich(Duke University), Nicolino Ruperto(University of Genoa)
Arthritis Care & Research
March 30, 2011
10.1002/acr.20460
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Abstract

Guidelines and recommendations developed and/or endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) are intended to provide guidance for particular patterns of practice and not to dictate the care of a particular patient. The ACR considers adherence to these guidelines and recommendations to be voluntary, with the ultimate determination regarding their application to be made by the physician in light of each patient's individual circumstances. Guidelines and recommendations are intended to promote beneficial or desirable outcomes but cannot guarantee any specific outcome. Guidelines and recommendations developed or endorsed by the ACR are subject to periodic revision as warranted by the evolution of medical knowledge, technology, and practice.

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