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Can methotrexate be used as a steroid sparing agent in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis?

M. J. van der Veen, Huibert J. Dinant, C van Booma-Frankfort, G A van Albada-Kuipers, J. W. J. Bijlsma

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 1996 · 208 citations · 18 references

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The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of giant cell arteritis

Gene G. Hunder, D. Blöch, Beat A. Michel et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1990 · 2.5K citations

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Annals of Internal Medicine · 1982 · 521 citations

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Treatment of glucocorticoid‐resistant or relapsing takayasu arteritis with methotrexate

Gary S. Hoffman, Randi Y. Leavitt, Gail S. Kerr et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1994 · 407 citations

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Long-term follow-up of polymyalgia rheumatica: Evidence for synovitis

Louis A. Healey · Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism · 1984 · 308 citations

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The epidemiology of giant cell arteritis including temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

Bengt‐Åke Bengtsson, Bo‐Eric Malmvall · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1981 · 251 citations

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