Takayasu arteritis Treament and prognosis in a University Center in Brazil

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 75, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Sato, E I ^a,b   Lima, D N S ^a   Espirito Santo, B ^a   Hata, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEATH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISONE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS;

EID: 0034738999     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00197-2     Document Type: Article

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