Successful Antiviral Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis.
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Author Affiliations:Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada (Bourassa, Dion, Rouleau); Group for AdvancedMolecular Investigation, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (Raskin); Genetika–Centro de Aconselhamento e Laboratório de Genética, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (Raskin); Dermatology Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (Serafini); Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (Teive).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA neurology
دوره 72 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015