Other collaborating authors of the Inter-hospital JIA Surveillance Group:
W Chan, PY Chow, WP Chu, J Hui, PW Ko, KP Lee, SY Lee, WK Lee, CW Leung, DCK Luk, KC Tse
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
TL Lee ( 李子良 ) MBBS(HK), MRCP(UK), FHKAM(Paed)
YL Lau ( 劉宇隆 ) MD(Hons), FHKAM(Paed), FRCP
Correspondence to: Dr TL Lee
Received July 10, 2002
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common form of childhood arthritis and one of the more common chronic childhood illnesses in the Western countries. This paper is the retrospective surveillance study of this condition in Chinese children receiving treatment in the Paediatric Units of Public Hospitals. The new classification and current management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis is also updated.
