An approach to diagnosis and initial management of systemic vasculitis

American Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1421-1430

  Roane, Douglas W ^a   Griger, Donald R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; MONONEUROPATHY; PURPURA; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; HUMANS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032726535     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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