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Original Research

Positive Predictive Value of the Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry: A Validation Study

Peter Engholm Hjort1 Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3931-9727View further author information
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Philip Therkildsen1 Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen1 Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;3 Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-157XView further author information
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Ib Tønder Hansen1 Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkView further author information
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Mette Nørgaard2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;4 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-5891View further author information
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Annette de Thurah1 Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkView further author information
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Ellen-Margrethe Hauge1 Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2562-9174View further author information
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Pages 731-736 | Published online: 12 Jul 2020

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