Simultaneous onset of giant cell arteritis and subacute thyroiditis.

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  • S M Arend
  • M I Westedt
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of the rheumatic diseases

دوره 52 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993