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Giant Cell ArteritisCorticosteroids, Temporal Artery Biopsy, and Blindness
David A. Weinberg, MD;
Peter J. Savino, MD;
Robert C. Sergott, MD;
Thomas M. Bosley, MD
Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(7):623-627.
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