Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis: Evidence and guidelines for diagnosis and management in older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-374

  Frearson, Richard ^a   Cassidy, Tim ^b   Newton, Julia ^c  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older people; Polymyalgia rheumatica; Steroids; Temporal arteritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SCREENING TEST; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID THERAPY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDNISOLONE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042674325     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.4.370     Document Type: Review

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