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Comment on “Polymyalgia rheumatica as the manifestation of unclassified aortitis”

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Pomeranian Medical University, Ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252, Szczecin, Poland

    Marcin Milchert & Marek Brzosko

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Milchert, M., Brzosko, M. Comment on “Polymyalgia rheumatica as the manifestation of unclassified aortitis”. Mod Rheumatol 18, 427–428 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-008-0073-9

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