Takayasu's arteritis associated with Crohn's disease: A case report and literature review

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ashraf, Sohail ^a   AlKarawi, Mohammad Ali ^a   AlOkaily, Fahda ^a   AlKhushail, Abdullah ^a   AlRobayan, Abdulrahman ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84862691013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0490     Document Type: Article

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