As the number of patients with childhood-onset rheumatic diseases who survive into adulthood has improved markedly over the past few decades, the long-term effects of these diseases have become an important focus of research. In this Review, the authors describe the most recent outcome data for several pediatric rheumatic diseases in terms of disease activity, functional and quality of life outcomes.
- Aimee Hersh
- Emily von Scheven
- Ed Yelin
