Clinical features and prognosis of polyarteritis nodosa of the elderly. A retrospective study in 25 younger onset polyarteritis nodosa and 22 elderly onset polyarteritis nodosa;Symptomatologie clinique et pronostic de la periarterite noueuse du sujet age. Etude retrospective de 25 periarterites noueuses de l'adulte jeune et de 22 periarterites noueuses du sujet age

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Puisieux, F ^a   Woesteland, H ^a   Hachulla, E ^b   Hatron, P Y ^b   Dewailly, P ^a   Devulder, B ^b  

^a Hop Geriatrique Les Bateliers   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

elderly; geriatrics; polyarteritis nodosa

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA;

EID: 0031105423     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(97)89295-8     Document Type: Article

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