Quantification of the role of temporal artery biopsy in diagnosing clinically suspected giant cell arteritis

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 384-388

  Varma, Deepali ^a   O'Neill, D ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

American College of Rheumatology; Greenwich grading system; Temporal artery biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONSET AGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TEMPORAL ARTERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2342459152     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700677     Document Type: Article

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