Giant cell arteritis in Lugo, Spain, is associated with low longterm mortality

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2171-2176

  González Gay, Miguel A ^a,b   Blanco, Ricardo ^a   Abraira, Víctor ^c   García Porrúa, Carlos ^a   Ibáñez, Dolores ^b   Rigueiro, María T ^b   Sánchez Andrade, Amalia ^a   Guerrero, José ^b   Casariego, Emilio ^d  

^a Rheumatology Division

^b HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Giant cell (temporal) arteritis; Longterm survival; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 1842410680     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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