The incidence of giant cell arteritis in Jerusalem over a 25-year period: Annual and seasonal fluctuations

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1 SUPPL. 44, 2007, Pages

  Bas Lando, Maayan ^a   Breuer, Gabriel S ^b,d   Berkun, Yackov ^e   Mates, Michal ^b,d   Sonnenblick, Moshe ^a,c   Nesher, Gideon ^a,b,f  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Rheumatology Service   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Giant cell arteritis; Temporal arteritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SYMPTOM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 34247518641     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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