No major differences in incidence of temporal arteritis in northern and western Norway compared with reports from southern Norway [1]

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 318-319

  Haugeberg, Glenn ^a   Haugeberg, G ^b   Irgens, K A ^c   Thomsen, R S ^d  

^a Sørlandet Sykehus ^*  (Norway)

^b Departments of Rheumatology   (Norway)

^c Ålesund Sykehus   (Norway)

^d Departments of Rheumatology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0344873325     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740310003992     Document Type: Letter

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