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Biopsy findings in giant cell arteritis: relationship to baseline factors and corticosteroid treatment

K JakobssonDepartment of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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L JacobssonDepartment of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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K WarringtonDivision of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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EL MattesonDivision of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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C TuressonDepartment of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 331-332 | Accepted 06 Feb 2013, Published online: 28 Mar 2013

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