Wegener's granulomatosis: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Olivencia Simmons, Ivelisse ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ANCA; Granuloma; Vasculitis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 34547339768     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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