Survival of patient with giant cell arteritis: Impact of vision loss and treatment with aspirin.

Autoimmun Rev

Department of Internal Medicine A and the Rheumatology Unit, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; The Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.

Published: August 2019

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