Sustained spontaneous clinical remission in giant cell arteritis: Report of two cases with long-term followup
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.21717