Giant cell arteritis in Mumbai

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 372-374

  Singh, S ^a   Balakrishnan, C ^a   Mangat, G ^a   Samant, R ^a   Bambani, M ^c   Kalke, S ^b   Joshi, V R ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Leelavati Hospital   (India)

^c BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PREVALENCE; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77953222868     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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