Doppler ultrasonography to diagnose temporal arteritis in the setting of a large community hospital

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-318

  Houtman, P M ^a   Doorenbos, B M ^a   Dol, J ^a   Bruyn, G A W ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 46949110329     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740801998804     Document Type: Letter

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